Shotlist Beijing, China - Jan 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of screens showing surveillance footage of railway stations Beijing, China - December 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Passengers having ID checked before heading to railway platform 3. Passengers reaching platform; train Beijing, China - Dec 31, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Sign of train from Beijing to Tianjin 5. Passengers on train celebrating arrival of New Year 6. Sign of train from Beijing to Tianjin; passengers on platform Heilongjiang Province, northeast China - December 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Aerial shots of train 8. Sign of Heilongjiang's first ice-and-snow tourist train on window 9. Various of performance; passengers 10. Aerial shot of train China - December 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 11. Train leaving station 12. Performance 13. Food served on train 14. Passengers having meal on train 15. Various of suite on train Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - December 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 16. Aerial shot of railway station 17. Aerial shot of train Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, north China - December 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 18. Passengers on platform Qingdao City, Shandong Province, east China - December 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 19. Passengers having ID checked before heading to railway platform Rizhao City, Shandong Province, east China - Dec 30, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 20. ID card being scanned Shandong Province, east China - December 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 21. Train leaving station China - December 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 22. Aerial shot of train Storyline China's railway network is predicted to handle 18.25 million passenger trips on Thursday, the New Year's Day, welcoming the busiest day during the five-day New Year holiday travel rush, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The travel rush, running from Wednesday to Sunday, will see about 77.8 million railway passenger trips, with Wednesday recording 16.682 million trips. The national railway system scheduled 1,113 additional passenger trains on Thursday to accommodate the increased travel demand. To match the peak demand, a special high-traffic timetable is being implemented across the national rail network. More than 12,000 passenger trains are scheduled to run each day during the travel rush period, with 270 additional direct trains arranged to strengthen links between major cities. Many travelers chose to cross into 2026 while traveling. On the Beijing–Tianjin intercity line, a New Year-themed event was organized on train on Wednesday, turning the holiday journey itself into a celebration to embrace the new year. Up north, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province launched a special tourist service between Harbin City and the ski destination of Yabuli for the New Year period. A group of 240 tourists from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai spent the New Year's Day immersed in Heilongjiang's ice-and-snow landscapes. The Harbin–Yabuli ice-and-snow tourist trains will operate through February. This New Year's Day is also the first major holiday test for several newly opened lines and stations, which have significantly increased passenger capacity and route options. Recent openings, including the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway, the Wuhan-Yichang section of the railway connecting Shanghai, northwest Chinese cities of Chongqing and Chengdu, and the Hefei West Railway Station, are offering travelers more options than in previous years. Winter sports and ice-and-snow tourism are major contributors to railway transportation during the New Year holiday travel rush. The Beijing–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway has continued to serve as a key artery for winter travel in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. From Wednesday to Sunday, Beijing North and Qinghe stations will be operating 25 additional pairs of trains to major winter sports hub Chongli, making travel easier for skiers heading to the major ski and resort area in Hebei Province in New Year's Day holiday period.