A worker from central China's Henan Province brings all his belongings with him to catch a home-bound train at the Beijing West Railway Station on January 13, 2004. From today, the human current back home for the upcoming Spring Festival reunion (January 22) hit a new peak, and the Ministry of Railways hiked the ticket price by 15-20 per cent starting from Wednesday. [Newsphoto]

A worker and his four children are busy catching their train. [newsphoto]

The Beijing Railway Station handled 200,000 passengers on Tuesday. [newsphoto]

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