China News Service, Harbin, February 17 (Hou Jiyao) "If the money is lost, the loss will be too great." On the 16th, on the D8501 passenger train, a male passenger got off the train in a hurry and took a large amount of cash into his luggage. The handbag was lost on the train, but the conductor found it in time and finally returned it to its original owner.

Train conductor Liu Gang and police officer Jiang Chunhai inspect the contents of the bag. Photo by Hou Jiyao

  At 15:43 on the same day, the D8501 train operated by the Harbin EMU Group 35 of the Mudanjiang Passenger Section of the China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. finally arrived at Mudanjiang Station. When the conductor Liu Gang inspected the 7F seat of the 8th car, he checked the luggage rack A black handbag was found on the bed.

  "At that time, there were no passengers in the carriage except for the crew members." Liu Gang recalled that after picking up the handbag, he immediately took out the ticket terminal to check the passenger seat information, and notified train police officer Jiang Chunhai to come to the scene for inspection. "When the police officer and I opened the handbag together, the first thing that caught our eyes was two stacks of brand-new hundred-dollar bills."

  During the inspection, they found that there was 22,900 yuan in cash in the bag, as well as personal items such as a driver's license and bank cards. "The D8501 train went directly from Harbin to Mudanjiang, so we concluded that the passengers must have got off the train at Mudanjiang." Liu Gang said that because the train they were on was going to return to Harbin soon, in order to allow the owner to retrieve the lost items as soon as possible, he Decided to hand over the handbag to Mudanjiang Station. Just as Liu Gang was preparing to compile a passenger transport record of lost items, a man who called himself Cheng hurried back to the train to look for his lost handbag.

Train conductor Liu Gang and the owner Mr. Cheng hand over the lost items. Photo by Hou Jiyao

  After Liu Gang's inquiry, it was confirmed that the handbag was lost by him. Seeing his lost handbag in front of him, Mr. Cheng was extremely excited. After counting the items, he took Liu Gang's hand and said excitedly that because he had brought a lot of luggage on this trip, he only discovered that the handbag containing cash was missing after walking out of the station. "At that time, my head buzzed and I felt dizzy. Fortunately, you picked it up. Thank you so much!"

  The railway department reminded that during the return trip after the holidays, passengers carry more luggage and items, and lost luggage often occurs, especially for passengers taking high-speed rail trains. Since the stop time is short, please be prepared 5 minutes in advance when getting off the train and take inventory. The number of your own belongings to avoid missing items. Pay special attention to "hidden corners" such as seat gaps and luggage racks. If you accidentally lose something, please call 12306 or seek help from railway staff in time. (over)