On February 19th, the third day of the first lunar month, which is the peak period for visiting relatives and friends, as well as short distance travel during the Spring Festival, the cross regional flow of people during the Spring Festival travel rush continued to rise, and the cross regional flow of people in the whole society achieved a month on month and year-on-year growth for two consecutive days. The overall passenger flow during the Spring Festival travel rush is stable and orderly, and the demand for people to visit relatives and friends, travel and vacation is concentrated. On the well connected transportation network, the mobile China is full of vitality and energy. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport that on February 18th (the 17th day of the Spring Festival travel rush, the second day of the first lunar month), the cross regional personnel flow in the whole society reached 322.988 million, a month on month increase of 44.1% and a year-on-year increase of 9.7% compared to the same period in 2025; On February 19th (the 18th day of the Spring Festival travel rush, the third day of the first lunar month), the expected cross regional personnel flow in the whole society is 339.03 million, a month on month increase of 5.0% and an increase of 11.5% compared to the same period in 2025. The steady increase in passenger flow during the Spring Festival holiday, from the smooth operation before and after New Year's Eve to the continuous rise since January, not only reflects the high willingness of the public to travel, but also vividly reflects the hot trend of the Spring Festival consumer market. From the perspective of transportation modes, the national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network operates efficiently and collaboratively, and the passenger flow of various transportation modes maintains a steady growth trend. Railway passenger transport is experiencing its first small peak of return trips after the holiday, with an expected 13.4 million passengers sent on the third day of the first lunar month, a month on month increase of 24.1% and a year-on-year increase of 13.3% compared to the same period in 2025. Long distance return trips and cross regional family visits have become the main drivers of growth, and the dynamically adjusted train schedules provide sufficient capacity support for passenger travel. Highway travel still dominates the Spring Festival travel rush, with an estimated 321.39 million people traveling on highways on the third day of the first lunar month. Among them, the non operating small passenger vehicles on highways and ordinary national and provincial roads are expected to travel 295.78 million people. Self driving travel, with its flexible and convenient advantages, has become the first choice for people to visit relatives and travel around during the Spring Festival. It is an important foundation to support the continuous growth of passenger flow and also reflects the profound changes in people's travel modes. Both waterway and civil aviation passenger transport have maintained rapid growth, with an estimated 1.69 million waterway passengers and 2.55 million civil aviation passengers on the third day of the first lunar month, an increase of 18.2% and 9.1% respectively compared to the same period in 2025. The diversified and personalized travel needs of the public have been fully met. Faced with the continuously increasing passenger flow, transportation departments across the country are sticking to their posts, coordinating and scheduling, and making every effort to do a good job in capacity deployment, safety supervision, and service guarantee. Railway departments in various regions have dynamically added passenger trains in popular directions, optimized service processes such as entrance security checks and intermediate transfers, and maximized the satisfaction of passenger travel needs; The highway department strengthens real-time monitoring of the highway network, opens up emergency support channels, upgrades convenient services such as catering, rest, and emergency supplies in service areas, and provides escort for self driving travel; The civil aviation and waterway departments will accurately optimize flight route scheduling, implement detailed measures to adapt to aging and ensure accessibility, and use refined services to safeguard the safe and smooth travel of the public, so that Spring Festival travel can have both speed and warmth for people's livelihoods. People are on a journey, home is in the heart. The large flow of people during the Spring Festival holiday not only carries the beautiful expectation of thousands of families gathering together, but also demonstrates China's increasingly perfect transportation infrastructure strength, and reflects the vitality of the Chinese consumer market and the resilience of economic development. As the Spring Festival holiday progresses, the return passenger flow will continue to reach a peak. The national transportation department will continue to optimize service measures to ensure the safety and orderliness of the Spring Festival travel rush, making the mobile China full of warmth and vitality. (New Society)