China's transport sector is gearing up for the travel rush during the ongoing National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Authorities expect as many as 336 million trips to be made on Wednesday, the first day of the eight-day holiday, up 1.7 percent year on year. The country's railway system is expected to handle 23 million passengers on Wednesday, up 7.2 percent year on year. Railways in east China's Yangtze River Delta, south China's Pearl River Delta and southwest China's Chengdu-Chongqing region are expected to set new records for daily passenger volume. To cope with the surge in passengers, railway authorities across China are improving coordination with city buses and subways, to ensure smooth trips for passengers. With highway passenger trips expected to surpass 310 million on Wednesday, transportation authorities across the country are taking measures to improve traffic management and guidance services in key areas and along major routes. Over 1.22 million passengers are expected to travel by boat on Wednesday, up 11.2 percent year on year while 2.48 million passengers are expected to take a plane trip, representing a 3.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Beijing Daxing International Airport is expected to handle 166,400 passengers on Wednesday, marking the highest single-day passenger volume in the airport's six-year history. Shotlist: Shanghai, China - Sept 30, 2025: 1. Travelers at train station; Wuhan City, Hubei Province, central China - Recent 2. Travelers entering train station, passing security check; Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Recent 3. Travelers walking to platform; Guangdong Province, south China - Sept 30, 2025 4. Travelers at train station; China - Recent 5. Various of high-speed train running; 6. Train attendant serving passenger; 7. Train station staff members serving travelers; Jiangxi Province, east China - Recent 8. Travelers boarding bus at train station bus terminal; 9. Bus leaving train station bus terminal; Guizhou Province, southwest China - Recent 10. Aerial shot of high-speed train; Beijing, China - Sept 30, 2025 11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Junhui, senior official, Beijing South Railway Station (ending with shot 12): "We have opened an underground express boarding concourse, enabling passengers to board directly within three to five minutes after exiting the subway. Efforts have also been made to improve passenger flow and expand the entrances of our station. The measures have increased the station's throughput capacity by 50 percent."; Beijing, China - Oct 1, 2025 12. Various of travelers at train station; Shijiazhuang City, Hehei Province, north China - Sept 30, 2025 13. Various of highway toll booth, vehicles; Guangdong Province, south China - Sept 30, 2025 14. Aerial shots of traffic; Hainan Province, south China - Oct 1, 2025 15. Aerial shot of passenger ships; Fujian Province, east China - Oct 1, 2025 16. Aerial shot of people disembarking passenger ship; Guangdong Province, south China - Recent 17. People disembarking passenger ship; Shanghai, China - Recent 18. Various of travelers at airport terminal; 19. Planes at airport; Beijing, China - Recent 20. Aerial shot of airport; 21. Travelers; 22. Various of plane taxiing, taking off. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]