Dozens of passengers were seen trying to squeeze onto an already packed train as millions travelled across China during the country's Golden Week holidays.

Footage captured on October 6 in Suzhou, Anhui Province, shows railway staff instructing passengers to step back to allow the crowded train to depart.

The station's staff explained that due to a surge in travellers, many passengers could not get tickets to their destinations.

The station was arranged for stranded passengers to take other trains to their destinations.

The Ministry of Transport said the country’s railways, roads, waterways and planes were expected to carry 53.4 million passengers on Monday, up 56.4 per cent on the fourth day of the holiday last year.

In the early morning of October 6, in Suzhou, Anhui Province, affected by the peak return period during the National Day holiday, many passengers could only watch the train drive away and were stranded on the train station platform because there were too many people to squeeze into the train.

In this regard, railway staff said that due to the surge in crowds during holidays, and because many passengers could not get tickets to their destinations, they bought short-distance tickets first, did not get off after getting on the train, and reached their destinations by paying for tickets, which resulted in If this situation occurs, the station will arrange for stranded passengers to take other trains to their destination.

There are too many people to squeeze into the train and passengers are stranded on the platform