China News Service, Beijing, February 8 (Reporter Lu Shaowei) The reporter learned from the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission on the 7th that Beijing's transportation operation is expected to be relatively stable during this year's Spring Festival holiday, with long-distance inter-provincial travel by railways and civil aviation and short-distance self-driving transportation in and around the city. were significantly increased. The traffic around folk temple fairs, important scenic spots, and key business districts is relatively concentrated; the passenger flow in and out of Beijing at the "seven stations and two stations" has increased significantly, and some roads in the surrounding areas are under great short-term pressure; at the end of the holiday, the traffic flow back to Beijing on various highways is relatively concentrated, but the overall traffic The traffic volume will be lower than usual, and the road network in the central urban area will be smooth or basically smooth.
Transportation during the holidays is "low at first and high at the end"
The traffic volume during the Spring Festival holiday showed a trend of “low at first and then high”. On New Year's Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year, the traffic volume on the expressway is at a low level and traffic runs smoothly. Leisure outings increased from the second to the sixth day of the lunar month, and short-term traffic pressure was concentrated on some sections of the expressways in Jingzang, Jingcheng, Jinghong, Jingli, Jingping and other popular tourist attractions in the suburbs such as ski resorts and hot spring resorts. The seventh day of the lunar month and the eighth day of the lunar month usher in the holiday return peak. From 16:00 to 20:00, the traffic pressure in the direction of the main highways entering Beijing is relatively concentrated. There may be short-term traffic in the direction of the main highway toll stations such as Jingcheng Main Station, Qinghe, and Dujiakan. Queuing situation. In addition, short-term pressure concentration may occur at checkpoints entering Beijing on expressways such as Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Taiwan, Beijing-Kaifeng, and Beijing-Harbin.
During the Spring Festival holiday, the traffic pressure in the city was generally not great. Short-term traffic pressure is concentrated on roads and parking lots around key areas such as temple fairs, parks, and business districts. This year, traditional temple fairs such as Ditan, Longtan, Changdian, Grand View Garden, Shijingshan Amusement Park, and Badachu have been fully restored. On the first and fifth days of the Lunar New Year, there are many tourists going to Yonghegong, Badachu, Baiyun Temple, Tanzhe Temple, Hongluo Temple, etc. to pray for incense and blessings, so traffic pressure is expected to be heavy.
The transportation department takes multiple measures to warm the way home during the Spring Festival
During the Spring Festival holiday this year, small passenger cars with 7 seats or less on the expressway will be free of charge for a total of 9 days, starting on New Year’s Eve (0:00 on February 9) and ending on the last day of the holiday (24:00 on February 17). Expressway is based on the time when the vehicle leaves the exit toll lane.
Beijing strictly implements the 9-day free passage policy for passenger cars. In accordance with the principle of "one station, one policy", all toll road management units have optimized and improved plans, opened sufficient toll channels, and ensured the maximum traffic capacity of toll stations. Focus on strengthening the monitoring and maintenance of the operating status of the toll collection system, as well as the repair and maintenance of equipment and facilities at key sites, strengthening technical support, and ensuring the safe and smooth operation of the system.
The expressway service area strengthens operation management and parking guidance, and provides refueling, charging, dining, toileting and other services in the service area to ensure that the environment is clean and tidy, the service is convenient and efficient, and the vehicles in the parking area are classified and parked in an orderly manner. Appropriately add mobile restrooms, mobile charging facilities and other support equipment in service areas with heavy traffic, optimize parking management in service areas, and arrange dedicated personnel to guide vehicles to park, charge and refuel. During the Spring Festival, the 361 charging parking spaces in the expressway service area were in normal use, and 3 driver homes were added, namely Beiwu Service Area Jinjing, Hancunhe Service Area Jinjing, and Doudian Service Area Jinjing; mobile toilets 27 pieces; one set of two mobile fast charging piles, one set of emergency portable charging power supply, and one set of emergency power transmission equipment for new energy vehicles. The Daxing Airport Expressway Lixian Service Area is on duty 24 hours a day, and has 6 active light-emitting precise parking space display signs in 11 areas, making it easy to quickly find free parking spaces.
Road property and road administration inspection vehicles will increase the number of patrols, strengthen the environmental improvement of toll highway areas, and carry out road maintenance and rescue work. At the same time, all units pay close attention to wind, snow and other disaster information, and the rescue and protection team is on standby at any time, with sufficient reserves of emergency supplies to do a good job in emergency support such as road rescue, rescue and special weather.
Subway delays, bus departure intervals shortened
In order to ensure the continuous transportation service of "seven stations and two stations", rail transit will have sufficient transportation capacity and extend operating hours according to the passenger flow conditions at railway stations and airports. From February 5th (the 26th of the twelfth lunar month) to February 7th (the 28th of the twelfth lunar month), the operating hours of Metro Line 4 and Line 7 will be extended by 0.5 hours. On February 15th (the sixth day of the first lunar month), 16th (the seventh day of the first lunar month), 17th (the eighth day of the first lunar month), and 18th (the ninth day of the first lunar month), the operating hours of Metro Line 2 will be extended by 0.5 hours, and the operating hours of Metro Line 4 and 7 will be extended by 0.5 hours. The operating hours of Line 1 and Line 14 are extended by 1 hour, the Capital Airport Line and Daxing Airport Line are extended by 0.5 hours, and the Beijing Fengtai Station of Metro Line 16 opens 0.5 hours in advance.
In terms of ground buses, based on the delayed operation of the subway, we dynamically adjust the night bus frequency, shorten the departure interval, reserve vehicles around key stations, and dispatch them at any time. During the peak period of returning to Beijing, the frequency of direct subway shuttle lines will be increased to provide direct access to subway lines 14 and 10. Beijing Fengtai Station has increased the frequency of night ferry services to Xiajia Hutong. 50 motor vehicles are arranged at 11 bus stations around 7 major railway stations, and vehicles are dispatched in a timely manner according to passenger flow conditions to ensure passenger travel.
In addition, the airport bus has increased its operating routes, adjusted its station settings, and reserved 120 vehicles of motorized transportation capacity to ensure comprehensive transportation.
In terms of taxis and online car-hailing, taxi demand information is released in a timely manner, and taxi tours are organized to "checkpoints" at important stations from February 2 (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month) to February 24 (the 15th day of the first lunar month). ), a total of 18 party member fleets and more than 1,300 drivers participated in the transportation guarantee for the Spring Festival transportation. The online car-hailing platform dispatches orders and dispatches vehicles to stations to transport passengers; it sets up a support fleet to strengthen transportation capacity after the subway is suspended at night; it coordinates with relevant departments to set up dedicated parking areas for online car-hailing and optimizes the organization's streamlined support.
The Beijing Municipal Transportation Department reminds citizens to arrange their travel plans reasonably, avoid peak hours and popular areas, pay attention to traffic control information and operation adjustment information released by relevant departments in a timely manner, and try to travel off-peak and green. (over)