Summary：Though “it’s difficult to buy a ticket online” became a new topic in 2012 transport during the Spring Festival, compared with the past, thank to high-speed rail, travelers held up at the railway stations saw a sharp decrease.

Though “it’s difficult to buy a ticket online” became a new topic in 2012 transport during the Spring Festival, compared with the past, thank to high-speed rail, travelers held up at the railway stations saw a sharp decrease. “Not so crowded in the peak of transport during the Spring Festival” has become a highlight in the Spring Festival. During those 40 days, to cope with sudden burst of passenger flow, China high-speed rails even extended operation time in the night. It is recorded that in the 40 days the railway carried 221 million passengers in total.