CCTV News: February 3 is the 21st day of the Spring Festival travel rush. The 40-day Spring Festival travel time is over half. The cross-regional flow of people in the whole society is expected to reach 4.8 billion, and the daily turnover of people has reached a new high. Starting from February 3, the return passenger flow will reach a peak, and the transportation department will take multiple measures to ensure the smooth return of passengers.

Data from the 2025 Comprehensive Transport Spring Festival Travel Working Team shows that from January 14 to February 2, the cross-regional flow of people in the whole society is expected to reach 4.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%; the third, fourth and fifth day of the first lunar month have exceeded 300 million for three consecutive days, all exceeding the same period last year.

The railway entered the peak period of return passenger flow. On the 2nd, the national railway is expected to send 14.5 million passengers, an increase of 1.2 million from the previous day. In response to the impact of rain, snow and freezing weather, the Nanchang Bureau of the National Railways set up 30 ice-trip taxis in advance to prepare for heat slipping and deicing of contact networks.

In terms of highways, on February 2, the national highway personnel flow was about 300 million. All localities continue to provide new energy vehicle charging guarantee services. In Dezhou, Shandong, bus, power supply and other departments continue to optimize and improve the charging efficiency of buses and taxis to meet urban and rural travel needs; in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, local power supply departments upgraded and transformed the charging stations in 12 service areas in the city, upgraded the power of the original charging piles from 120 kilowatts to 160 kilowatts, and also used emergency charging piles to fully alleviate the charging pressure in the service area; in key points such as the Hongze Lake service area of ​​Changshen Expressway and the Ancient Yellow River service area of ​​Xusu Expressway, the traffic management and power supply departments in Huai'an and Xuzhou communicated and cooperated in advance, relying on the big data of the vehicle network to predict the peak value of the service area, compiled and released charging strategies, and guided vehicles to the opposite service area to charge in a timely manner to reduce queuing time.

In terms of civil aviation, the civil aviation passenger volume on February 2 was about 2.382 million. Major airlines and airports increased the number of wide-body aircraft operation to provide sufficient capacity for return flights during the Spring Festival travel rush.

Guangdong and Hainan provinces focus on strengthening the smooth maintenance of cross-river and cross-sea channels such as the Qiongzhou Strait. The maritime department has carried out 24-hour ship-mounted supervision services for the passenger and roulette ships in the Qiongzhou Strait, and issued warning information regularly to ensure the safety and smooth flow of passenger and roulette ships.

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port: 114,000 vehicles entering and leaving the country 6 days before the Spring Festival holiday

As of 20:00 on February 2, more than 114,000 vehicles entering and leaving the country through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port during this year's Spring Festival holiday, an increase of 36.3% year-on-year; on February 1, the number of vehicles entering and leaving the country at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port exceeded 25,000 vehicles in a single day, setting a record high in a single-day vehicle traffic. Starting from 14:00 on February 1, the number of passenger buses entering and leaving the port began to rise, and the peak traffic of passenger buses at the port during peak hours exceeded 1,500 times per hour.

During the Spring Festival holiday, the demand for tourists from Hong Kong and Macao to return to their hometowns to visit their relatives has increased significantly. Coupled with the peak of outbound tourists from mainland China, the traffic volume of vehicles at ports has increased significantly. In order to cope with the surge in traffic, the customs department further strengthened its coordination with various port departments and relevant Hong Kong and Macao parties, and made every effort to ensure efficient inspection and release of passenger buses during peak periods.

The sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the national railway is expected to send 16.4 million passengers

February 3 is the seventh day of the Spring Festival holiday. As the holiday is about to end, everyone returns one after another, and the growth of railway passenger flow is obvious. The reporter learned from the China Railway Group that on February 3, the national railway is expected to send 16.4 million passengers, and plans to add 2,132 passenger trains.

The fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the national road traffic is generally stable and orderly

The reporter learned from the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security that on February 2, on the fifth day of the lunar calendar, all parts of the country have gradually ushered in a peak of return passenger flow. Judging from the monitoring data of key highways and national highways, the traffic flow of major expressways and national and provincial trunk roads increased by 8.0% and 6.3% respectively compared with the fourth day of the lunar calendar. Except for some road sections that have seen more cars travel slowly, the national road traffic is generally stable and orderly.

The public security traffic management department makes every effort to ensure the safety and smooth return of the people

On the morning of February 2, the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security held a special video conference, requiring local public security traffic management departments to effectively manage the road traffic safety during the peak return and make every effort to ensure the safety and smooth return of the people. Local public security traffic management departments have strengthened analysis and judgment and police deployment based on traffic changes. The traffic police and auxiliary police stayed on the front line and fought continuously, strengthened patrol control, maintained traffic order, and made every effort to ensure the safety and smooth road traffic.