Staff members hold a poster reminding the sale of tickets for the Spring Festival travel rush at Kaili railway station in Kaili City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Wu Jibin)
This year, the Spring Festival travel rush starts from Feb. 1 and ends on March 12. Train tickets for the Spring Festival travel rush go on sale on Jan. 3, 2018. China's transport system is often put to the test during the annual travel rush around the Spring Festival.