700,000 college students to go home for Lunar New Year  

春節前北京地區離京返家過年學生將逾70萬人

北京各大專院校放假時間集中在2013年1月11日至2月1日。北京鐵路局預計，節前北京地區返家學生將超過70萬人，其中該局將為37萬名學生集中辦理返家火車票。

Beijing (CNS) -- Railway agencies will begin dealing with round-trip tickets for Beijing college students on December 15 through a variety of channels, according to Beijing railway authorities on Wednesday.

It's estimated that over 700,000 college students in the capital will take trains home for the Chinese Spring Festival holiday, which falls on February 9, 2013.

To ensure that students get home for the holiday, additional trains will be opened if transport capacity cannot handle passenger flow, railway authorities said.