Jane Chen / Shanghai Daily news

The prices for railway tickets on busy routes have started to move up from today as the annual spring travel peak is setting in throughout Shanghai's road, railway and air traffic systems.
With 80 percent of the tickets already sold out, the tough part of the work has moved from ticket selling to handling the surging passenger volume, the local traffic authority said.
The peak has already started for road and railway, and a huge passenger flow is expected for air service beginning February 5.
This year's peak daily passenger volume is anticipated to exceed last year's 412,000, with Shanghai dispatching 323,000 travelers last Sunday.