国庆黄金周开启：首日全国铁路发送旅客 2520 万人次，跨区域人员流动进入高峰
据交通运输部门数据与 Travel And Tour World 报道，10 月 1 日中国国庆七天长假（10 月 1 日至 7 日）正式开启，全国铁路当天发送旅客约 2520 万人次，高速公路对符合条件的小型客车继续免费通行，全国跨区域人员流动进入年度最高峰之一。
今年黄金周全国共安排 2 万多场文化和旅游活动，各地发放约 3.1 亿元文旅消费券与补贴，拉动餐饮、住宿与零售消费。交通部门预计假期后段（10 月 7 日）返程高峰时将加开 2449 列旅客列车应对客流。
出境游方面，免签政策扩围持续发力：截至今年 9 月，中国单方面免签国家已达 50 个，过境免签延长至 240 小时、适用 57 国，为黄金周跨境游升温提供了政策基础。携程、马蜂窝等平台数据显示，新西兰、冰岛等长线目的地在今年黄金周明显走热。
各地文旅部门也借黄金周窗口密集上新：博物馆延时开放、夜间经济项目与演艺市集成为今年的标配。业内预计，长假后半程周边游与「反向旅游」（避开热门城市转向小城）热度还将上升，返程票务已在各平台提前售罄多个热门方向。
图片来源：北京西站旅客实景，CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：N509FZ）
Golden Week Begins: 25.2 Million Rail Trips on Day One as China Travel Surge Peaks
China's seven-day National Day holiday, known as Golden Week, began on Oct. 1, with the national railway carrying about 25.2 million passengers on the first day alone, according to transport ministry figures reported by Travel And Tour World. Expressway tolls were waived for eligible private cars, and cross-regional travel entered one of its busiest periods of the year.
More than 20,000 cultural and tourism activities were scheduled nationwide during the holiday, and local governments issued roughly 310 million yuan in tourism consumer vouchers and subsidies to support spending on dining, hotels and retail. Rail authorities planned 2,449 additional trains for the return peak expected on Oct. 7.
Outbound travel was also building on expanded visa-free policies: by September, China had extended unilateral visa-free entry to travelers from 50 countries and lengthened visa-free transit to 240 hours for 57 countries. Data from platforms including Ctrip and Mafengwo showed long-haul destinations such as New Zealand and Iceland gaining popularity among Chinese holidaymakers this Golden Week.
Local tourism boards used the Golden Week window to roll out new offerings, with extended museum hours, night-economy programs and performance markets becoming standard this year. Industry watchers expected short-haul and 'reverse tourism' trips — travelers swapping marquee cities for smaller ones — to build in the holiday's second half, while return tickets on the hottest routes sold out early across platforms.
Photo: 北京西站旅客实景，CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：N509FZ）
图片来源：图：北京西站站台上，旅客们走向停靠的列车。摄影：N509FZ，CC BY-SA 4.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
