More travel by train on Spring Festival eve

More people chose to go home or for travel by train on the eve of Spring Festival than last year, the China Railway Corporation said on Monday.

Passengers made 4.679 million trips across the country on Feb. 7, the lunar new year eve, increasing by 283,000 people and 6.4 percent year on year.

The Shanghai railway station saw the biggest growth in passenger trips, with an increase of 810,000 people and rising by 9.4 percent year on year.

A total of 2.94 million passenger trips across the country are expected on Monday, the lunar new year day, the company said.

China has spent heavily on the high-speed railway network which is already the world's largest, making it more convenient for riders to travel.

Around 3,300 km of new lines opened last year, bringing the total operating length to 19,000 km and completing the major frame of the network. Endi