Guangzhou Railway Group of China Railway sees a small peak in return travel, expected to send over 2.83 million passengers

On the sixth day of the National Day and MidAutumn Festival holiday, China Railway Guangzhou Group saw a small peak in return passenger traffic. It is expected to carry 2.835 million passengers that day, an increase compared with the same period last year. Passenger flow is mainly moving from surrounding small and mediumsized cities and tourist cities to major cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Changsha. To cope with the returntrip pressure, China Railway Guangzhou Group plans to operate 3,835 trains that day and add 702 extra trains, focusing on lines such as BeijingGuangzhou, HangzhouShenzhen, ShenzhenZhanjiang, and GuangzhouShenzhenHong Kong. Main destinations include Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Wuhan, and other places. An additional 401 overnight highspeed trains are also planned in the early morning of October 7, serving passengers heading to Changsha, Chaoshan, Zhanjiang, and other destinations. The railway department said it has dynamically allocated transport capacity through a smart dispatch platform and AIbased passenger flow forecasting, and has added exit channels at major stations such as Guangzhou South Station, Shenzhen North Station, and Changsha South Station, while arranging volunteers to guide transfers and exits. At the same time, some stations have strengthened services for key passengers such as the elderly, the young, the sick, the disabled, and pregnant women, while retaining traditional channels such as ticket windows and manual ticket checks to make travel more convenient for different groups.