The first test train runs on the second Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed railway spanning the Yangtze River on June 15, 2023. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING — China will see a surge in inbound and outbound passenger flows during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday, according to the National Immigration Administration forecast on Tuesday.

The daily peak of exits and entries at ports across the country is expected to exceed 1.4 million during the three-day holiday starting from Thursday, the NIA said, adding that the daily average figure will hit 1.28 million, more than double that of the same period last year.

The administration has asked immigration authorities to open up more inspection channels and release information about passenger flows at ports

Passenger flows at major airports will witness a steady recovery. The numbers of inbound and outbound trips at the Beijing Capital International Airport, the Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport are expected to see a daily average of 28,000, 51,000 and 23,000, respectively.

For exit-entry passengers between Guangdong and Macao and Hong Kong, the ports of Gongbei, Luohu and Futian are expected to handle a daily average of 320,000, 178,000 and 152,000 trips, respectively, according to the NIA.

The administration has asked immigration authorities to open up more inspection channels and release information about passenger flows at ports for travelers' reference.

China's national railway network will implement a new train schedule from July 1, according to the China State Railway Group on Tuesday.

A total of 10,592 passenger trains will operate daily, an increase of 46 compared with the current schedule. Some 22,182 freight trains will run daily, 394 more than the present schedule.

Under the new plan, more inter-city high-speed trains will operate on the Beijing-Tianjin High-Speed Railway network. More high-speed trains will run between the mainland and Hong Kong.