In 2025, Spring Festival travel rush’s total travel volume and single-day peak value from January 14 to February 22 may hit a record high.

　　On December 27th, it was learned from the press conference of the State Council Office that in 2025, Spring Festival travel rush will last for 40 days from January 14th to February 22nd. The Ministry of Transport predicts that with the release of policies by all parties, the demand for travel in Spring Festival travel rush will be stronger in 2025, and the total amount of travel and the peak value of a single day may reach a record high. To this end, the Ministry of Transport has taken the lead in setting up a special class for comprehensive transportation in Spring Festival travel rush, striving to achieve the goal of "Safe Spring Festival travel rush, Warm Spring Festival travel rush and Convenient Spring Festival travel rush".

　　At the same time, at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, Li Yang, vice minister of the Ministry of Transport, also published the report card of traffic work in 2024, expressing that he was "very proud, excited and full of confidence" in his achievements.

　　Talking about the source of confidence in the development of the transportation industry, Li Yang pointed out that one of them stems from the endogenous power generated by huge demand. Looking back at Spring Festival travel rush in 2024, the cross-regional mobility reached 8.4 billion person-times. The number of people traveling in the 7 days of the National Day holiday reached 2 billion, especially on the first day of the National Day holiday, the travel data reached a new high: the total number of people traveling reached a peak of 330 million on October 1; Railway passenger traffic reached 21.44 million passengers, a single-day high; The traffic volume of expressways reached 68.41 million, of which new energy vehicles accounted for 15.9%. The strong travel demand injected strong impetus into traffic development.

　　The second is a stronger foundation for development. China’s comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network has reached a new level, with a mileage of 6 million kilometers. Major projects such as the Shenzhen-China Passage are completed and put into operation. Civil aviation is expected to add five certified civil transport airports, with a railway mileage exceeding 160,000 kilometers, including 46,000 kilometers for high-speed railways, about 50,000 kilometers for new highways and 8,000 kilometers for newly rebuilt and expanded expressways. There has also been a major breakthrough in international transportation channels, such as trans-Caspian transportation corridor, direct highway transportation and the opening of Qiankai Port in Peru, opening up new routes for China-Europe and China-Latin America trade.

　　The third is full of development potential. A series of economic incremental policies have continuously released the traffic dividend, and the policies of "duality" and "two innovations" have continued to be effective. In November, the growth rate of freight volume and port cargo throughput increased, accelerating by 4.2% and 3.7% respectively year-on-year, which has saved enough stamina for subsequent development and continuously promoted the steady progress of the transportation industry.

　　Looking forward to 2025, Li Yang believes that there are challenges and opportunities, and the opportunities outweigh the challenges. On the one hand, hold the policy "baton" and promote the construction of major projects. The list of major projects in 2025 has been drawn up, and the Pinglu Canal under construction, Shanghai Port Xiaoyangshan North Container Terminal, Shanghai-Chongqing-Rongjiang high-speed railway and other projects are speeding up the weaving of the national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network.

　　Furthermore, give full play to the advantages of comprehensive transportation to help reduce costs and increase efficiency. It is estimated that in 2025, it is expected to reduce the logistics cost of the whole society by 300 billion yuan, providing solid support for the real economy, especially the manufacturing industry. It will also deepen the reform of the comprehensive transportation system, promote the reform of the railway system, accelerate the development of general aviation and low-altitude economy, and release the vitality of development through reform.

　　In addition, pay close attention to safety production and let people travel with peace of mind. In 2025, Spring Festival travel rush will carry out two nationwide investigations and rectification of potential safety hazards before and after May Day. For the Spring Festival, May Day and National Day holidays, "30 hard measures" were adopted to improve holiday safety with stricter standards. (Wu Na)