Coronavirus: train travel down but freight surges as Chinese stay home for Lunar New Year holiday


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February 16, 2021 #DayNewsFeed #ChinaNewsChina’s railway passenger numbers plunged almost 70 per cent during the first 15 days of the Lunar New Year travel rush while freight transport jumped, as people stayed home amid the government’s coronavirus restrictions.Lunar New Year’s Day fell on Friday, but the annual 40-day travel period – known as chunyun or the Spring Festival travel rush – officially began in late January.State media reported over the weekend that railway passenger traffic was down some 68.8 per cent to 52.3 million…