First Trains of Spring Festival Travel Depart Around China

Railway policemen perform at the waiting room of Changchun railway station in Northeast China's Jilin Province on Jan. 24, 2016. The dance is aimed at making passengers happy.

Passengers walk to board an extra train bound to Anqing City, East China's Anhui Province, at Beijing West Railway Station on Jan. 24, 2016.

Passengers carry their baggage and walk to board the extra train bound for Anqing City, East China's Anhui Province, at Beijing West Railway Stationon, Jan. 24, 2016.

Railway policemen help passengers carry their luggage on the train bound for Anqing City, East China's Anhui Province, at Beijing West Railway Station on Jan. 24, 2016.

A child waves goodbye before boarding the train bound for Anqing City, East China's Anhui Province, at Beijing West Railway Station on Jan. 24, 2016.

Passengers take photos when No 3806 train, from Guangzhou east railway station to Chongqing north railway station, pulls out of the Guangzhou east railway station in Guangzhou City.

Train number Z8801, from Lhasa to Shigatse in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, at Lhasa railway station, Jan. 24, 2016. The train marks the beginning of the region's Spring Festival travel.

Passengers sit in the waiting room at Lhasa railway station in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 24, 2016.

Passengers swipe their tickets to enter the Taiyuan railway station in North China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 24, 2016.

Sunday marks the beginning of the annual Spring Festival travel around China with the first train at each station carrying the festival passengers. The total passenger traffic volume at all railway stations is estimated to reach more than 2.91 billion during the 40-day Spring Festival Travel from Jan. 24 to March 3, said the Ministry of Transport.

Credit: China Daily