[New Year Chronicle] The first Spring Festival transportation of Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail "bus": One hour to start the life of two cities

　　[Explanation] During the Spring Festival holiday, the G8607 Fuxing train from Chengdu to Chongqing Shapingba started on time at 9:20 in the morning.

This train, which only runs for 62 minutes, is a sign of Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail transit.

　　The Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail is the backbone of the intercity rail network in the Chengdu-Chongqing Shuangcheng Economic Circle, with a total length of 299.8 kilometers. It was opened to traffic in December 2015.

At the end of 2020, the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway will start the Fuxing train with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, realizing public transportation operation.

The Spring Festival Transport in 2021 is the first Spring Festival transport after the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail transit. Affected by the epidemic prevention and control and the local New Year's Day initiative, the passenger flow during the Spring Festival has dropped sharply.

Although the passenger flow is not large during the Spring Festival travel season, many passengers said that the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail "bus" is obvious to shorten the time and space distance between Chengdu and Chongqing.

　　Chen Malin, a resident of Chengdu, currently works in Chongqing. Since studying in Chongqing more than ten years ago, he has traveled frequently between the two places. He said that there are as many as 20 trips between Chengdu and Chongqing in a month.

Nowadays, the journey can be completed within the time of watching one episode of TV series, which not only makes the work more efficient, but also has more time to spend with the family.

　　[In the same period] Tourist Chen Malin

　　Now the speed of the car is fast, and then it can arrive in an hour, and the shifts have also increased, which allows me to spend more time at home with my family and children, and then return to Chongqing on Monday morning. It will not affect my work and experience. There is still this kind of public transport feeling.

　　[Explanation] Every time the train departs, the conductor Zhou Sixian will inspect the situation in the car, remind passengers to wear masks, check whether the water heater is dripping, and help passengers connect to the WiFi in the car.

Zhou Sixian introduced that another major sign of Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail transit is "service transit". The cars not only have the first batch of pilot "silent cars" in the country, but also the daily needs of passengers, and the "black technology" in the car The function is prominent.

　　[Concurrent period] Zhou Sixian, train conductor of Chengdu Passenger Transport Section

　　The passenger flow on the Chengdu-Chongqing line is relatively large on weekends. The passenger flow on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday is basically full of passengers. The Fuxing train has WiFi settings.

A light indicator setting is added to the car. After the passenger purchases the ticket, it will display a red light, and then if it is waiting to board the car, it will be a yellow light, and if it is not on, it will be a green light. We can quickly confirm whether the passenger is on. Car, and then whether this seat is used normally.

　　[Explanation] The Chengdu station conductor Zhu Yu told reporters that for business and commuting passengers who frequently travel between the two places, the Chengdu-Chongqing High-speed Railway is the country's first high-speed rail monthly pass and ticket counting, realizing "ticket-purchasing public transportation."

　　[Concurrent] Zhu Yu, a conductor at Chengdu Station

　　We have implemented public transportation (ticket purchase) here. Monthly tickets are 60 times in 30 days, and then you can enjoy a discount of up to 35%. Then there is a counter ticket, which is 20 times in 90 days, and you can enjoy up to 15% off. Offers.

There used to be a lot of people in Chengyu when the speed was not increased, and tickets were not available on Fridays and Sundays. Now after the opening of (Bus Tickets by Public Transport), it is also convenient (for passengers to buy tickets).

　　Reporter Lu Yang from Chengdu　　

Editor in charge: [Yuechuan]