Passengers pass through ticket gates at a railway station in Inner Mongolia during the Spring Festival holiday. [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]

During the nine-day Spring Festival holiday from Feb 15 to 23, North China's Inner Mongolia recorded 39.50 million cross-regional trips, up 28.42 percent year-on-year and a historic high for the same period. Daily passenger flow averaged 4.39 million, an increase of 14.15 percent from a year earlier.

Commercial passenger transport handled 2.47 million passengers, up 4.18 percent year-on-year. Railway travel accounted for 1.62 million passenger trips, while road transport and civil aviation carried 219,500 and 633,800 passengers, respectively, all posting steady growth.

Staff members inspect an electric vehicle charging station at an expressway service area in Inner Mongolia to ensure sufficient capacity during the holiday travel rush. [Photo/Inner Mongolia Daily]

To ensure smooth and safe travel, regional transport authorities strengthened congestion monitoring, safety inspections, and emergency preparations ahead of the holiday.

A total of 2,367 electric vehicle charging points were installed at expressways and service areas to relieve charging demand. Coordination among road, rail, and air services was also enhanced, alongside improvements in urban transit and chartered transport, to better meet travel demand during the holiday rush.