A woman talks on a phone while sitting in front of the temporary tickets-selling counters in Tianjin Railway Station, Jan 12,2011.As Spring Festival approaches, fifteen temporary counters are open to the public to ease waiting times in Tianjin. [Xinhua]

Students wait in line to purchase tickets at Tianjin Railway Station on Jan 12, 2011, to return home for the holidays. As Spring Festival approaches, temporary "student express" counters are open for the upcoming winter vocation. [Xinhua]