Passengers rest wherever they can on trains, Feb 19, 2014. [Photo/CFP]

China will see travel rush for Spring Festival start on Jan 24 when students and migrant workers head to railway stations to make their journey back to their hometowns.

The Ministry of Transport expects about 2.91 billion trips will be undertaken during the peak travel period around the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 8 this year.

Chinese people will reunite with their families and welcome the Lunar New Year together. Let's have a look at the Spring Festival travel rush over the past years.