Shared cars at rail station ease crunch

One of China's busiest high-speed train stations has partnered with four car-sharing companies to help people get home during the Spring Festival travel rush.

Tens of millions of Chinese began hitting the road on Thursday to return home ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year, which this year falls on Feb 16, marking the start of the annual 40-day travel peak.

In preparation for the mass migration, Guangzhou South Railway Station introduced a program to encourage more passengers to complete their journey in shared cars, which, like shared bikes, can be used after simply scanning a QR code with an app.