A working staff (C) guides the passengers to board trains at the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2013. (Xinhua)

A passenger carrying luggage prepares to board the train at the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2013.(Xinhua)

A passenger carries his luggage to enter the Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, southwest China, Jan. 24, 2013.(Xinhua)

A girl comes to take her train home with her family member at Nanjing train station in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 25, 2013. (Xinhua)

A passenger walks with a bag on his shoulder at Nanchang Railway Station in Nanchang City, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 25, 2013.

Passengers wait to board a train at Nanchang Railway Station in Nanchang City, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 25, 2013.

People wait to get on their train at Nanjing train station in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 25, 2013.

The 40-day Spring Festival travel will begin on Jan. 26. The Spring Festival, the most important occasion for a family reunion for the Chinese people, falls on the first day of the first month of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, or Feb. 10 this year. The number of passengers would reach 3.407 billion person-time during the 2013 Spring Festival travel, an 8.6 percent increase year on year.