Some are buying extra train tickets and reselling them to earn money

SHANGHAI: Some Shanghai office workers and college students are making money by reselling extra railway tickets they bought during the ongoing Spring Festival travel season, a time when billions of Chinese crisscross the country to enjoy the big day with their families.

According to a regulation created by railway authorities to stop scalpers, from Jan 20 to Feb 2, each passenger in Shanghai can purchase no more than five tickets a day at the box office or over the telephone.

However, some office workers and college students are buying the maximum number as a chance to make pocket money.