Editor's note: High-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) trains from the Beijing EMU Depot underwent nighttime inspections and preparations after finishing their journeys on Jan. 15, 2025, as the Spring Festival travel rush gets underway.
The Spring Festival travel rush, which began on Jan. 14 this year, is an annual event that sees millions of Chinese returning home to reunite with their families for the Chinese New Year.
A maintenance engineer inspects the electrical components of an EMU train at the Beijing EMU Depot on Jan. 15, 2025. [Photo by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn]