Fifteen days before the Spring Festival, the national railways are expected to send about 110 million passengers

“Dad! Mom!” Outside the exit of Ganzhou West High-speed Railway Station in Jiangxi, 7-year-old Huanhuan rushed out from her grandmother and threw herself into her father’s arms. Liu Zhiqing and his wife are working in Shenzhen and have not been home for the New Year for three years. Looking at the frost-stained mother on her temples, and her arms around her taller daughter, Liu Zhiqing’s eyes were wet, “Let’s go home.”

About 1,600 kilometers to the northwest, at Xi’an North Railway Station, 25-year-old Xu Xiaomei dragged her luggage and gifts, got off the special train for returning home, and went straight to the transfer channel. “I was so excited when the train entered the station. I missed my family so much. There are so many people at home, which is really beyond expectations.”

About 2,600 kilometers further to the northwest, at Urumqi Station, Wang Gansheng boarded the T308 train bound for Yingtan. In the video call, his father snatched the spotlight: “Your house, your mother has cleaned it several times. It is 3:22 pm the day after tomorrow. Let’s get into the station separately? I’ll let you drink hot wine when you get out of the station!”

On January 18, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited railway passenger transport cadres and workers via video link and pointed out that this year’s Spring Festival travel is the first after the epidemic prevention and control has entered a new stage, and the passenger flow has rebounded sharply. The transportation department must resolutely implement the requirements of the Party Central Committee, improve the ability to ensure smooth traffic, ensure the safe and healthy travel of the people, and ensure the smooth and orderly transportation of key materials.

The vast land, the speeding train, going home and reunion is the most heart-warming Spring Festival gift. From January 7 to 21, 15 days before the Spring Festival, the national railways are expected to send about 110 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of about 28%. Passengers lamented: “Flowing China, strong flavor of the New Year, it’s so good!”

The capacity is sufficient, and the warm Spring Festival travel reflects the warmth of China

On January 18, at 7:30 in the morning, the waiting hall of Xuzhou High-speed Railway Station was bustling. “The passenger flow has picked up significantly, and this Spring Festival transportation is hot.” Li Bo, Secretary of the Party Committee of Xuzhou Station, introduced that before and after the Lunar New Year, the daily passenger volume of Xuzhou High-speed Railway Station and Xuzhou Station has recovered to more than 90% of the same period in 2019. Fifteen days before the Spring Festival, the Yangtze River Delta Railway sent a total of 23.848 million passengers, an increase of 24.6% over the same period in 2022.

The Spring Festival travel is a major event related to the vital interests of the people, economic development and social stability. This year’s Spring Festival travel, make overall use of new lines such as the Xincheng-Kunming Railway and Yinlan High-speed Railway opened last year, as well as new station resources such as Beijing Fengtai Station and Hangzhou West Railway Station. The maximum passenger capacity of the railway has increased by 11% compared with the 2019 Spring Festival Transport, and the transportation capacity is sufficient.

——The public welfare slow train does not stop, the ticket price does not rise, and the New Year’s goods are affordable.

Daxinganling is covered with silver, and the 4045 public welfare slow train from Qiqihar to Jiagedaqi is full of warmth. In the No. 3 carriage, couplets and blessings are pasted, and temporary shelves are filled with frozen pears, frozen persimmons, rice, vegetables and other commodities, and the taste of the new year is blowing. “The price of these eggs is as cheap as that in Daji. Weigh 5 catties for me.” Zhang Huajun, a 75-year-old Baihua villager, nodded repeatedly. This year’s Spring Festival travel, the Qiqihar Passenger Transport Section put more than a hundred kinds of New Year’s goods on the train, and held a “train fair”.

The morning fog cleared in Daliangshan District, and Al Azhi, a villager in Qukedi Village, Puxiong Town, Yuexi County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, was busy on the 5633 public welfare slow train of Chengdu-Kunming Railway. The baskets and sacks containing more than 80 chickens were put away one by one. Al Azhi sat on a chair and settled the accounts. A chicken can earn 10 yuan. This train is a car for folks to get rich!”

The car passed Mianshan, and on the bridge overhead, the “Green Giant” EMU of the Xincheng-Kunming Line was speeding past, and there was a burst of excitement in the carriage, “The high-speed train and the local train shake hands, and new trains will be taken in the New Year, and the days are getting more and more prosperous.”

——The special train for migrant workers runs fast, with wider routes and more frequent trains.

“Take the love train to go home for the New Year, and the salary is very high!” On the morning of January 14, Xiao Xianliu bid farewell to the construction site, and rushed to Xi’an North Railway Station with his luggage. In the waiting hall, the Xi’an City Federation of Trade Unions presented red scarves and auspicious rabbits. Xiao Xianliu felt warmer in his heart, “We are migrant workers and new citizens. With welfare and security, we will be more motivated in the New Year.”

This day is the Lunar New Year in the north. More than 300 migrant workers from Sichuan took the first love train D4207 in Shaanxi and set off to return home. On the special train, window grilles with blessing characters and Chinese New Year ornaments decorate the carriages in a festive manner. Volunteers played allegro and performed magic tricks, and the carriages were filled with joyful songs and laughter.

You come to the city to actively contribute, and the city will send you back to your hometown for reunion. On January 7, the first Linke train K4562 of the Guangdong Spring Festival Transport departed from Guangzhou Station and went straight to Quxian County, Sichuan. The occupancy rate of the train reached 100%. Departing from the railway station, take the K1268 train to return home for free; in order to meet the needs of passengers, Nanning Bureau has added 38 pairs of EMU trains at night… During the Spring Festival travel season, Linke trains, night high-speed trains, and special trains for returning home will depart in an orderly manner for new citizens. “Heart-warming car”, warming the way home.

Service optimization, safe Spring Festival travel protection mobile China

“Train G631 is announced to enter a platform, and the number of people on board is 185.”

“Ticket gate, train G631 stops for inspection.”

At Pingxiang North Railway Station, the phone rings and the intercom sounds one after another in the comprehensive control room. On the workbench, comprehensive controller Chen Mengli stared at the computer, and kept clicking the mouse with her index finger, coordinating the train’s route, and the time was accurate to the second. “We are the brains of the station and the pilot of the train. For the safety of passengers, we adhere to the bottom line thinking, Every second counts.”

In Beijing West Railway Station, the cleaning, ventilation and disinfection of the waiting area are strengthened, and the frequency of disinfection of key parts such as ticket gates and bathroom door handles is strengthened. The service desk 12306 in the lobby on the second floor is also equipped with masks, reading glasses, sewing kits, and Red Cross first-aid kits to facilitate passengers at any time. access.

“The station is densely populated, so we need to think more and more carefully about passengers.” Beijing West Railway Station spokesman Liang Zhaoyu said that this year’s Spring Festival travel, Beijing West Railway Station is expected to send 3.68 million passengers, an increase of 80.5% over the same period last year. The station makes everyone feel at ease, not only can they walk, but they can also walk comfortably and safely.”

Returning home safely before the festival and returning to work and school after the festival is the expectation of wanderers and the wish of Spring Festival travellers. Strictly implement various prevention and control regulations, strengthen ventilation and disinfection in key places, carry out regular environmental sampling and monitoring, and minimize the probability of cross-infection… This year’s Spring Festival travel, the railway strives to create a healthier, more comfortable and safer travel environment.

——Intelligent, digital, more efficient travel.

At Hohhot Station, the ticket inspection system has been upgraded. Passengers do not need to take off their masks, but can enter the station and board the train by swiping their ID cards. Scan the QR code of the smart ticket inquiry machine, enter the train number, and then you can inquire about information such as ticket gates, entry gates, and train delays.

On the west track of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, an intelligent flaw detection robot is doing a physical inspection of the steel track switch. The six probes are like “golden eyes”, and the flaw detection error of the rail surface is controlled within 0.5 mm.

Improving passenger travel experience with the help of digitization and intelligence is the highlight of this year’s Spring Festival travel service. “This year’s Spring Festival travel, the number of railway stations that carry out Internet ordering has increased from 55 to 76, covering national railway hubs and stations with large passenger flows. The business of ticket replenishment at the station and train ticket replenishment has also been fully implemented electronically.” China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. Huang Xin, director of the Passenger Transport Department, said.

——Attention to details, excellent experience, and more thoughtful service.

On the Zhengyu high-speed train, the crew of the Wuhan Passenger Depot prepared a “convenience service bag”, small tools for children’s calligraphy and painting, needle and thread, luggage anti-lost stickers, multi-plug mobile phone chargers and other small items, fully equipped; in Shenyang At Qingdao West Railway Station, the service desk has set up a two-minute free warm telephone to prepare passengers for urgent needs; at Qingdao West Railway Station, the foldable baby nursing table, crib storage cabinet and other supplies in the “Caring Mother’s Cabin” make it more convenient for mother and baby passengers to wait for the bus … There is warmth in the station and on the train.

Huang Xin introduced that during the Spring Festival travel this year, passengers will no longer be charged handling fees when handling passenger transport services such as fare replacement and change, and the number of stations with convenient transfers in the station has also increased from 80 to 100, further improving the travel experience of passengers.

Guaranteed supply and smooth flow, orderly Spring Festival travel supports a vibrant China

Sustaining supply and smoothness, strong and orderly, and a fluid China show the vitality of economic recovery.

Go, take the high-speed rail to go skiing. On the platform of Qinghe Station in Beijing, trolleys were filled with ski equipment waiting to be consigned, and the occupancy rate of train D6713 bound for Chongli exceeded 90%. In the first ski season after the Beijing Winter Olympics, the enthusiasm of ski tourists on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway in the direction of Chongli and Taizicheng is high. “Since New Year’s Day, there have been more and more passengers going to Chongli for skiing, and the passenger flow during the Spring Festival has increased significantly.” Sun Lei, the business director of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway Team of the Beijing Passenger Transport Section, said.

Quick, get on the train and tour the island. Taking off the winter clothes, holding up the selfie stick, in the high-speed rail car around the island of Hainan, there is joy in the south accent and north tone. Since the opening of the Spring Festival travel season on January 7, as of January 17, a total of 132 passenger trains in and out of Hainan Island have been operated, and the number of arriving and departing passengers has increased by 50.8% year-on-year. The main artery has helped tourism recover.

Fire, international trains to transport New Year’s goods. At the Qinzhou Railway Container Center Station, the railway-sea intermodal train loaded with Vietnamese instant noodles, Thai coconut milk and other goods slowly leaves, along the new western land-sea corridor, heading straight for Chongqing; the freight yard of Xi’an International Port Station, the sound of the siren, and the China-Europe train The 1,300 tons of flour from Kazakhstan arrived smoothly…International trains transported special products from various countries to activate consumption and enrich the market.

Steady, the heavy-duty railway is busy transporting coal. At the leading station of Daqin Railway and the second field of Hudong Station, Wang Nan, the main driver of the heavy-duty train, straightened his arm and pointed forward: “Green light, the main line is passing!” The 2.6-kilometer-long heavy-duty train carrying nearly 20,000 tons of coal slowly start.

This year’s Spring Festival transportation, the Daqin Railway, Haoji Railway, Tangbao Railway and other major coal transportation arteries have compressed train intervals and improved passing capacity, and the galloping “coal river” continues day and night. “During the Spring Festival travel season, we have nearly 300 people working on the key positions of electricity and coal transportation every day. We must ensure energy supply, and we must not delay even a minute.” said Jing Guochen, chief of the marketing department of the Freight Department of China Railway Hohhot Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

Passenger traffic is picking up, popularity is booming, and the market is improving. On the road of Spring Festival travel, it is a hot and energetic China.