Changzhou’s transport networks are expected to face the post-holiday travel peak over the next few days as the Spring Festival celebration has come to an end.

As of January 31, the number of road trips reached approximately 205,000 during the first 15 days of the Spring Festival travel rush, 34.5 percent higher than the same period of 2021, official data showed.

A total of 393,000 railway passenger trips were made during the period, an increase of 84.7 percent from a year earlier, while air passenger trips hit 100,000, up 150 percent. 

As the week-long Spring Festival holiday has ended, return trips are likely to peak during February 6 to 8 and February 16 to 20. 

During the 40-day travel season, also known as Chunyun, many Chinese people will return hometown to reunite with their families for the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on February 1 this year. 

This year's Spring Festival travel rush started on January 17 and will last until February 25.  

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