Passengers take a nap in a train setting out from east China's Shanghai, Jan. 19, 2011, the first day of the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush. China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) estimated that 2.85 billion passenger trips would be made during the period, 11.6 percent more than last year. [Xinhua]

A passenger is seen on a train in Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 19, 2011, the first day of the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush. China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) estimated that 2.85 billion passenger trips would be made during the period, 11.6 percent more than last year. [Xinhua]