China News Service, Zhengzhou, September 12 (Kan Li, Han Zhangyun, Li Chaoqing) "Line up to get on the train, please get off and on, be careful of platform gaps..." On the 12th, on the first day of restarting some subways in Zhengzhou, familiar voices came back!
The Zhengzhou Metro Line 1, Phase 1 and Suburban Line, which were suspended due to the "July 20" heavy rain disaster, resumed passenger operations on the same day.
This is the first part of the Zhengzhou Metro network to resume passenger operations more than 50 days after the entire network of Zhengzhou Metro was shut down due to the disaster.
The picture shows the inside of Zhengzhou Metro Line 1.
Photo by Han Zhangyun
At 5:50 on the 12th, a reporter from Chinanews.com saw at Exit A of Henan University of Technology Station, the starting site of Zhengzhou Metro Line 1. stand.
"I am looking forward to the return of the subway to this city." Zhao Wenchao, who rushed to Henan University of Technology Station at Exit A at 5 o'clock, took Metro Line 1 to Zhengzhou Railway Station to catch the 8 o'clock train. "The train is still early. I came so early just to take the first subway."
Ms. Han, who came to take the first subway in the same morning, said with emotion, “It’s been a long time, Zhengzhou Metro!” After the subway was shut down, Ms. Han, like many office workers, had several twists and turns on the way to and from get off work every day.
The picture shows the inside of Zhengzhou Metro Line 1.
Photo by Han Zhangyun
The reporter noticed that on the first day of the resumption of operation of the Zhengzhou subway, in addition to regular security checks on passengers, the subway also required passengers to take the subway to take temperature measurements and wear masks throughout the journey. The passengers also actively cooperated.
Zhengzhou official sources said on the 12th that Zhengzhou Metro Line 1, Phase 1 (Liuzhuang Station to South Fourth Ring Station), and the suburban line of the Zhengzhou Metro have resumed passenger operations. Currently, Zhengzhou Metro resumes operation of 3 lines. The equipment is operating normally and the operation is orderly. good.
On the first day of resumption of operation, Zhengzhou Metro Line 1, Line 2, Phase I, and the suburban line will implement the weekend operation schedule. There are 25 trains on Line 1 with a travel interval of 6 minutes; the first phase of line 2 and the suburban line will be in operation and go online. There are 25 trains, the first phase of line 2 runs at an interval of 6 minutes and 50 seconds, and the suburban line runs at an interval of 13 minutes and 40 seconds.
During the operation period, Zhengzhou Metro will closely monitor changes in passenger flow, organize standby trains to run on-line in due course, and make every effort to ensure the travel of citizens.
The subway station is equipped with maternity rooms, equipped with trolleys, emergency umbrellas, medical kits, etc., and provides the service of "caring appointment-relay integration" to facilitate the travel of special groups such as the elderly and children.
During the morning and evening peak hours, patrols at key positions will be added to guide passengers to travel safely.
Previously, Zhengzhou Metro reported that the city's subway network will resume operation in two batches starting on September 12.
On September 15th, the second phase of Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, and Line 5 will resume passenger operation; the first phase of Line 14 does not have the conditions for resuming operation due to equipment replacement.
The subway occupies an important position in the public transportation system of Zhengzhou, a provincial capital city with a population of tens of millions. The average daily passenger traffic accounts for more than 40% of the city's public transportation trips.
In recent years, with the successive opening of more subway lines, the passenger traffic volume of Zhengzhou Metro has repeatedly climbed to new highs.
According to official data, as of November 6, 2020, the total number of Zhengzhou subway lines and network operations exceeded 1.5 billion.
The average daily passenger traffic increased from 163,200 at the beginning of the operation to 1,209,700.
After the "July 20" rainstorm disaster, Zhengzhou Metro established a work group for emergency repairs and production and operation recovery, and organized more than 3,000 design units, construction units, system integrators, equipment suppliers, maintenance and maintenance units, and some domestic subway companies. A professional and technical personnel engaged in emergency repair work.
It is reported that since August 22, the transportation department has commissioned two safety operation evaluation units to organize experts to carry out a special safety evaluation for the resumption of operation of the Zhengzhou subway line network with no-load operation. By September 4, 6 lines (No. 1 Line, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Suburban Line) special safety operation assessment, and issued an assessment report that "has the conditions for resuming operation".
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