(260429) -- BEIJING, April 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A bullet train departs from Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 29, 2026. China's railways are expected to handle 158 million passenger trips during the May Day holiday travel period -- an eight-day travel rush from April 29 to May 6, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. said on Wednesday.

During this period, an average of 12,000 passenger trains are scheduled to run daily. (Photo by Hang Xingwei/Xinhua)