Passenger rush begins

Railway travelers line up at the ticket office at Shenyang North Station in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, January 17, 2008. Train stations in Shenyang began selling rail tickets for the Spring Festival period Thursday. [Xinhua]

Passengers wait for their trains at Shanghai South Station in Shanghai, January 17, 2007. Tickets are becoming tight as the Spring Festival holiday nears, during which hundreds of millions of people travel across the country. [Xinhua]