During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday (June 7 to 10), Guangdong Intercity Railways saw a total of 668,000 passenger trips. Among them, the top three stations by passenger volume were Xipingxi Station (70,025 trips), Panyu Station (63,582 trips), and Guangzhouchanglong Station (43,838 trips).

Guangdong Intercity Railways saw a total of 668,000 passenger trips during the Dragon Boat Festival Holiday. (Photo provided to GDToday)

The Guangzhou-Zhaoqing and Guangzhou-Huizhou intercity lines registered 582,000 passenger trips during the holiday, averaging 145,500 daily. Meanwhile, the Guangzhou-Qingyuan and Guangzhou East Ring intercity lines handled 86,000 passenger trips, averaging 21,500 daily.

Notably, from June 8 to 10, the Guangzhou-Zhaoqing and Guangzhou-Huizhou lines set new records with 137,000, 141,000, and 197,000 passenger trips respectively.

To manage the holiday travel rush, the Guangzhou-Zhaoqing and Guangzhou-Huizhou intercity railways have added a total of 15 pairs of EMU passenger trains and 43 operating trains on top of the scheduled daily operation of 86 passenger trains.

Guangdong Intercity Railway emphasizes the requirement for real-name authentication for passengers, with separate entry and exit gates for different ticketing. Passengers using physical cards or intercity travel codes can enter and exit through red gates, while those purchasing tickets via the railway ticket-booking website, 12306.cn, can use blue gates.

Real-name authentication is available only through official Guangzhou Metro apps or self-service centers at stations, applicable for passengers aged 14 and above.

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