Returning holiday-makers face ticket shortages_英语新闻

Huge queues form at the Suzhou railway station in east China's Zhejiang Province as crowds of returning golden week holiday-makers try to purchase tickets home. Railway stations across China are facing a ticket shortage as the May Day holiday draws to an end.   May 7 - Railway stations across China are expected to be packed with returning golden week holiday-makers until May 7, the last day of the May Day vacation.

 

Beijing Daily Messenger reported the Beijing Railway Station had to open all its emergency exits to cope with the extra traffic as more than 200,000 train passengers transited through the station on Sunday.

 

The numbers of train passengers were rising on May 6, the second last day of the national holiday.

 

180,000 people took trains to Shanghai on May 6, some 20,000 more than on May 5. Another 86,700 people traveled to Hangzhou in east China on May 6. Around 90,000 people are expected to catch trains to Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province, on Monday.

 

Railway stations across China are facing ticket shortages as the May Day holiday draws to an end. Media reports say tickets are extremely difficult to purchase in big cities and well-known scenic spots.

 

Tickets are also difficult to find for many coach services, but extra services have been introduced to meet the demand.