Railway tickets for 1st day of spring travel peak go on sale (4/4)

Two college students look at their tickets at the Tianjin Railway Station, north China's Tianjin, on Dec. 30, 2013. Railway tickets for the first day of the 40-day spring travel peak, which will begin on Jan. 16, have been sold Monday. More than 257 million trips will be made on the railways during the period, an increase of 19 million from last year. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)