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Relevant departments are ramping up efforts to meet the surging travel demand during the upcoming Spring Festival period, aiming to enhance transportation capacity and improve services, officials said at a news conference on Wednesday.

1月8日，相关官员在新闻发布会上表示，有关部门正在加大力度，以满足即将到来的春节期间激增的出行需求，提升运输能力并改善春运服务。

During the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, 14,000 trains will operate daily, increasing passenger capacity by 4 percent. An average of 18,500 flights per day will be scheduled, representing an 8.4 percent increase, said Li Chunlin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission.

国家发展改革委副主任李春临介绍，在为期40天的春运期间，每日安排旅客列车1.4万列，客座能力同比增长4%。同时，全国日均航班计划1.85万班，同比增长8.4%。

"With Spring Festival arriving earlier this year and featuring an extended eight-day holiday, various groups, including students, migrant workers and tourists, will travel simultaneously, putting the transportation system under intense pressure in a short period," Li noted.

“今年春节来得早，假期延长至八天，学生、务工、旅游等客流将同时出行，这将使交通系统在短期内承受巨大压力。”李春临指出。

The Spring Festival travel rush—during which 9 billion passenger trips are expected to be made across the country—will begin on Tuesday.

今年春运将于1月14日开始，预计全国人员流动将达到90亿人次。

In terms of rail travel, passenger trips are projected to exceed 510 million, with a daily average of 12.75 million trips, marking a 5.5 percent year-on-year increase, according to Zhu Wenzhong, head of the passenger department at the China State Railway Group, the national railway operator.

中国国家铁路集团有限公司（国家铁路运营商）客运部负责人朱文忠表示，全国铁路发送旅客有望突破5.1亿人次，日均1275万人次，同比增长5.5%。

New rail lines have been added to routes with high passenger volumes, including those connecting major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. Notably, the newly built Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou high-speed railway and the Jining-Datong-Yuanping high-speed railway will help accommodate the increased demand during the festival, Zhu said.

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