Coverage of the travel rush nears a peak with reports on rail and road traffic, while the People's Daily also reports that hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in southern Guangdong province set off home on motor bikes.

BBC: China morning round-up: Lunar New Year

Interestingly, there has not been the equivalent rail boom in other Peak Car countries.

BBC: Which way forward for Britain's car and rail travel?

Manuel Cortes, leader of the TSSA transport workers' union, said the select committee report was "the clearest warning to ministers against going down the route of rationing rail travel by pricing passengers off trains through super peak-fare tickets".

BBC: Higher peak-time rail fares opposed

West Yorkshire Metro, the county's public transport provider, said the rail prices reflected the extra 3% agreed in 2006 to provide 1, 700 additional seats on peak-time train services to and from Leeds.

BBC: Rail commuters hit by 4.2% average fare rise