according to the china railway shanghai group co., ltd, the 40-day spring travel season concluded successfully, with over 92 million passengers traveling by railways in yangtze river delta region. the daily average number of passengers exceeded 2.3 million, an increase of over 17.1 million passengers or 22% compared to the 2019 spring travel season. during the 15-day pre-holiday period from january 26th to february 9th, the railway group transported over 37.7 million passengers, with a daily average of over 2.5 million passengers, representing a nearly 28% increase compared to the same period in 2019. from february 10th to march 5th, the 25-day post-holiday period, the railway group transported over 54.3 million passengers, with a daily average of over 2.17 million passengers, a nearly 20% increase compared to the same period in 2019. student travel saw a significant increase, with a large number of students returning home during the pre-holiday period and returning to school during the post-holiday period. there was also a frequent flow of people between different regions. during february 23rd to 26th, over 1.1 million students traveled by railways in the yangtze river delta to return to school. since the seventh day of the lunar new year, the railway group in the yangtze river delta has hosted job fairs in cooperation with multiple enterprises, attracting nearly 100,000 passengers, with nearly 10,000 people signing contracts on-site.
source: anhuinews.com
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