*The world's most populous country kicked off its largest seasonal travel rush on Wednesday.

*China's rail system is expected to handle 300 million trips during the travel rush, up 10 pct from last year.

*The travel spree, known as "Chunyun" in Chinese, is considered the world's largest human migration.

Passengers wait for the departure of train 3805 from Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, to Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 4, 2015. The 40-day travel frenzy known as "chunyun", the hectic period through the Chinese lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 19 this year, began on Feb. 4 and will last until March 16. Train 3805 is the first chunyun train from Guangzhou. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)

The world's most populous country kicked off its largest seasonal travel rush on Wednesday with an expected 2.8 billion trips during the 40-day Lunar New Year holiday season.

Taking place annually fourteen days ahead of the Spring Festival holiday, the travel spree, known as "Chunyun" in Chinese, is considered the world's largest human migration, with hundreds of millions of Chinese people traveling home to reunite with family.

This year's number of trips would be 3.4 percent higher than that of last year, according to official estimation.

RAILWAY TRAVEL

China's rail system is expected to handle 300 million trips during the travel rush, up 10 percent from last year. It represents the highest growth of all forms of passenger transportation, according to figures from the National Development and Reform Commission.

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