China News Service, Beijing, February 19 (Reporter Liu Wenwen) The reporter learned from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "State Railway Group") on the 19th that on February 18, the country's railways sent 15.608 million passengers, for four consecutive days. More than 15 million passengers were transported, and the transportation was safe, stable and orderly. On February 19 (the tenth day of the first lunar month), national railways are expected to carry 13.7 million passengers, and 1,503 additional passenger trains have been arranged.
After the holidays, railway passenger flows such as family visits, tourism, students, and migrant workers are superimposed. Passenger travel demand is strong and passenger flow remains high. The person in charge of the Passenger Transport Department of the China Railway Group said that judging from the advance ticket sales of Railway 12306, on February 19, there were more passengers departing from cities such as Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Chongqing, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, Changsha, and Hangzhou. , Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Chongqing, Zhengzhou and other cities have more passengers, Guangzhou-Shenzhen, Tianjin-Beijing, Wuhan-Shanghai, Nanning-Guangzhou, Zhanjiang-Guangzhou, Hangzhou-Ningbo, Xiangyang -Wuhan, Shijiazhuang-Beijing, Chengdu-Xi'an, Hangzhou-Shanghai and other sections have large passenger flow.
In order to cope with the post-holiday passenger flow peak, railway departments in various regions have fully tapped their potential and expanded their capacity, increasing transport capacity in major popular directions and sections. Among them, Taiyuan Bureau Group Company ran the K4752 "Miner's Special Train" from Xuzhou to Shuozhou to transport coal miners back to work point-to-point, helping Shanxi coal companies resume work and production after the holiday. Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. plans to operate 381 additional passenger trains in directions such as Nanchang, Changsha, Guangzhou, Wuhan, and Zhengzhou, and arrange for 177 EMU trains to be reconnected.
Guangzhou Bureau Group Company has opened 438 additional passenger trains, including 157 night high-speed trains, in popular sections such as Guangzhou to Shenzhen, Changsha to Zhangjiajie, Foshan to Zhanjiang, and Sanya to Haikou. Chengdu Bureau Group Company arranged to open 369 additional passenger trains, and added free charging equipment at each station to provide convenience for passengers. (over)