Holiday rail trips double last year's

WUHAN - China's Spring Festival holiday is usually called the busiest time of year for the nation's transportation system, given that it's the time when millions return to their hometowns.

Now that holiday seems to have some competition.

The railway bureau in Wuhan, a Central China hub for train travel, said trains passing through were estimated at their daily peak to carry over 940,000 people during the current National Day holiday, rivaling the peak of the Spring Festival rush.