The 2025 Spring Festival travel rush, also known as "Chunyun", will last from January 14 to February 22. Guangdong railway authorities expect the pre-holiday peak to fall on January 25, with passenger flows driven by students, migrant workers, family visits, and tourists.
Guangdong's railways handled 960,000 passengers on January 9, up 29.6% year-on-year. Popular routes include Guangzhou to Changsha, Guangzhou to Wuhan, Guangzhou to Chongqing, Shenzhen to Changsha, and Shenzhen to Wuhan. Tickets for some routes from January 14 to 23 are already sold out, and travelers are encouraged to avoid peak times.
(Photo: Guangzhou South Railway Station)
Train service adjustments
Due to China's new railway operating plan and Spring Festival travel demands, additional trains have been introduced or adjusted across several major stations in Guangdong.
Guangzhou South Railway Station:
Xintang Station:
The station added two round trips to Shanghai and two to Hong Kong. During the Chunyun period, it will increase train services to Meizhou West (3 trains), Shantou South (4 trains), and Yueyang East (1 train) stations.
Shenzhen North Station:
The station added the first direct train to Guangyuan (Sichuan), including daily train G2244 and weekend sleeper trains D962/3 and D961.
It also offers 14 additional services, including 2 trains to Hong Kong West Kowloon, 2 trains to Shantou, 2 trains to Huangshan North, 4 trains to Shanghai Hongqiao, and 2 trains to Zhangjiagang.
Dongguan East Station:
Special temporary trains will be rolled out gradually starting January 15.
Author: Huang Xinying
Editor: Liu Lingzhi, James, Shen He
