Railway staff get travel rush advice

Psychological counseling has for the first time become part of some railway officials' preparation for the upcoming travel rush for Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year.

Nearly 500 officials at the China Railway Chengdu Group attended a lecture by a team of psychological counselors on January 24. The lecture focused mainly on emotion and stress management and communication skills.

The Chengdu rail group is responsible for rail transportation affairs in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces and Chongqing. The officials are on the front line during the 40-day travel rush, which began on Thursday. Spring Festival begins on Feb 16.