(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Chinese Railways sent 11.36 million passengers on Qingming Holiday
China News Agency, Beijing, April 7 (Reporter Zhou Yin) China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (referred to as: National Railway Group) disclosed on the 7th that the Qingming Holiday (April 4 to 6), the national railway opening weekend operation map, More than 260 passenger trains were opened daily, and 11.36 million passengers were sent. On April 6, the national railway sent 4.125 million passengers, a new high in passenger traffic per day after the Spring Festival in 2020.
According to the introduction of the National Railway Group, during the Qingming holiday, the railway department will coordinate the prevention and control of epidemic situations and ensure the smooth and smooth transportation of railways. China Railway Shenyang Bureau Group Corporation "Northeast's most beautiful high-speed rail" Gitu Hun high-speed rail and opened EMU trains in Changchun, Jilin and other directions. Zhengzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. added ticket sales and pick-up windows and outbound “green passages” to prevent passengers from gathering. The Shanghai Bureau Group Company strictly implements measures such as temperature measurement at stations and vehicles, evacuation of passengers to avoid gathering, and increased station cleaning, to provide passengers with a hygienic, safe and warm waiting environment. The Nanchang Bureau Group Company reconnected the 29 EMU trains in the popular direction of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which greatly improved the transportation capacity. Guangzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has added multiple trains from Zhanjiang, Chaoshan, and Hunan to Guangzhou-Shenzhen to meet the increasing travel needs of Beijing-Guangzhou, Shanghai-Kunming, Nanguang, Guiguang, and Xiamen-Shenzhen routes.
The National Railway Group stated that during the Qingming Holiday, the railway department has done a good job in the prevention and control of epidemic diseases while carefully making arrangements for holiday transportation and service, which has met the needs of short-distance and inter-city travel and helped accelerate the restoration of economic and social order. (Finish)