New Year's Eve train tickets on sale on the 7th! Need to pay attention to these before going out

　　Chinanews.com, January 5th (China News Finance and Economics Ge Cheng) The Spring Festival in 2023 is getting closer and closer. According to the arrangement of train tickets being sold 15 days in advance, on the

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Before grabbing tickets, you should pay attention to these new changes!

Data map photo by Xiong Neng

New Year's Eve train tickets on sale on the 7th 

　　The 2023 Spring Festival travel season will start on January 7 and end on February 15, a total of 40 days.

　　According to the arrangement that train tickets are sold 15 days in advance, on January 5, passengers can buy train tickets for January 19 (the 28th of the twelfth lunar month), and on January 6, passengers can buy train tickets for the train on January 20 (the 29th of the twelfth lunar month). Tickets, train tickets for January 21 (New Year's Eve) can be purchased on January 7.

　　It is understood that in order to fully meet the travel needs of passengers and facilitate passengers to go home and buy tickets, the railway department has scientifically formulated a passenger train operation plan.

Among them, 6,077 pairs of passenger trains were scheduled to run on the peak day before the holiday, and 6,107 pairs of passenger trains were scheduled to run on the peak day after the holiday. The maximum passenger

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　　In addition, the National Railway Group stated that in order to meet the diverse needs of passengers, according to the needs, it will add EMU trains on the night peak line in some high-speed rail channels with tight capacity, and run sleeper EMU trains on the Beijing-Guangzhou and Hangzhou-Shenzhen high-speed railways.

　　At the same time, the railway department analyzes passenger travel patterns based on the pre-sale and standby data of railway 12306 passenger tickets, dynamically studies and judges passenger flow trends, and arranges transport capacity in stages to achieve precise matching of transport capacity and demand.

Data map courtesy of the Railway Public Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security

Advocate passengers to travel on a staggered peak to strengthen ventilation and disinfection in key places

　　This year, the prevention and control of the epidemic during the Spring Festival travel season has received widespread attention.

　　With the further optimization of the epidemic prevention and control policy, the mobility of people across regions will be released at an accelerated rate. In 2023, the prevention and control of the epidemic and the guarantee of transportation services in the comprehensive transportation Spring Festival transportation will face a new situation.

　　How to maximize the protection of the health of passengers and employees, and minimize the impact of the epidemic on the Spring Festival travel?

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, reduce the gathering of people, strengthen the organization of passenger flow at stations, actively promote non-contact services, guide passengers to enter stations in an orderly manner and wait for trains, and maintain a safe distance.

　　In addition, the railway department will strengthen the ventilation and disinfection of key places such as toilets, sinks, elevator handrails, seats, etc., to maintain a good environment for trains; strengthen travel health promotion tips, guide passengers to wear masks throughout the process, and strengthen their own health protection; strictly regulate the railway For the health protection of front-line workers during the Spring Festival travel, the integrated management of cleaning, security inspection, catering, and business outsourcing personnel was strengthened; the joint prevention and control of roads and grounds was strengthened, and emergency response work was done in an orderly manner.

Data map: Passengers at Guangzhou South Railway Station are checking tickets to enter the station.

Photo courtesy of Guangzhou Railway Group

There are changes in purchasing children's discount tickets and student discount tickets!

　　The new version of the "Regulations on Railway Passenger Transport" will come into effect on January 1, 2023.

Among them, the regulations on children's discount tickets and student discount tickets have changed.

　　In terms of children's discount tickets, the national railways implement real-name ticket management for children's discount tickets, and the discount standards are divided by age.

For children traveling with an adult passenger, children

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Each ticket-holding adult passenger can take one child free of charge. The child is under 6 years old based on the date of boarding and does not occupy a seat alone. If there is more than one child, the excess number should purchase a child discount ticket.

　　In terms of student discount tickets, the railway department has also canceled the restriction that student discount tickets can only be purchased during winter and summer vacations.

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Expand the scope and range of discounted train fares in the non-peak direction, so that passengers can get more benefits.

Data map: Photo by Zhao Jiangwei, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Here are some more improvements to the passenger travel experience!

　　Spring Festival travel is the period with the largest flow of people and the most concentrated travel.

Some passengers are worried about the problems of "not being able to get on the bus, not being able to transfer stations, and not being able to eat well" when traveling.

　　In response to the above-mentioned concerns of passengers, the National Railway Group stated that the railway department has launched service measures that are convenient and beneficial to the people, effectively improving the travel experience of passengers.

The specific measures are as follows:

　　1. Further expand the scope of application of e-tickets,

; improve the 12306 message notification mechanism, and push train suspension and change information to passengers who have purchased tickets in a timely and accurate manner.

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, covering most of the EMU trains and long-distance normal-speed trains in the country.

　　3. The number of stations that arrange

, making passenger transfers more convenient and efficient.

　　4. Implement the "Railway Smooth Travel" code scanning service on more than 3,200 EMU trains across the country. By scanning the "Railway Smooth Travel Code" on the armrest of the seat, passengers can smoothly inquire about the train's schedule, operating location, continuation train number, and traffic connection Waiting for travel service information.

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