A passenger photographed on the Beijing-bound K264 train during this year’s Spring Festival travel rush period which started on Feb 1 and will last for roughly 40 days, coming to an end on March 12. The train service, which first started running in 1956, has carried more than 10 million Baotou residents over the past 60 years. [Photo/baotounews.com.cn]

A paper cutting depicting the Chinese character fu (happiness and luck) is pasted on the window of the K264 train in celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival, the most important traditional festival in China, which is to fall on Feb 16 this year. [Photo/baotounews.com.cn]

A staff member on the K264 train provides hot water for passengers. [Photo/baotounews.com.cn]