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Smokers on trains to face big fines

"The rights of nonsmokers have been long-ignored," he said.

Liang Zhaoyu, spokesman for the administration, said authorities will enforce the rules, especially during the upcoming chunyun, the 40-day Spring Festival travel period that usually starts 15 days before Lunar New Year's Eve and ends 25 days later.

Millions of people, including the bulk of migrant workers and college students, travel home to visit family during the travel period, and it is considered the largest human migration in the world.

According to the Beijing Commission of Transport, as the volume of passengers is expected to continue growing, seeing more than 37.4 million trips in and out of the capital during the period, a 4.8 percent year-on-year growth, the city's transportation system will be put to the test.

Questions:

1. What new railway safety regulation was just announced?

2. When will it go into effect?

3. How many people are expected to travel for the holidays?

Answers:

1. Anyone caught smoking on high-speed trains will be fined up to 2,000 yuan ($330).

2. Starting Jan 1.

3. 258 million passenger journeys are expected during the 40-day Spring Festival travel season.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.