China News Service, Beijing, February 17 (Reporter Liu Wenwen) The reporter learned from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "State Railway Group") that on February 17 (the eighth day of the first lunar month), the last day of the Spring Festival holiday, the national railways are expected to 16.2 million passengers were transported, 2,256 additional passenger trains were arranged, and the railway transportation capacity during the Spring Festival reached a new high.
As the Spring Festival holiday comes to an end, the return passenger flow of railways has grown strongly. On February 16 (the seventh day of the first lunar month), railways across the country carried 15.288 million passengers, setting a record high for single-day passenger traffic during Spring Festival travel for three consecutive days. 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 17, there were more passengers departing from Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xi'an, Wuhan, Chongqing, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanchang and other cities. Beijing , Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Chongqing, Zhengzhou and other cities have more passengers, Guangzhou-Shenzhen, Tianjin-Beijing, Zhanjiang-Guangzhou, Beijing-Shanghai, Nanning-Guangzhou, Hangzhou-Shanghai, Wuhan -Shanghai, Nanjing-Shanghai, Shenzhen-Guangzhou, Shanghai-Suzhou and other sections have large passenger flow.
Railway departments in various regions have coordinated the use of high-speed rail and normal-speed resources, increased transport capacity, and promptly opened additional trains on popular line sections to meet the return travel needs of passengers.
Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has coordinated with major stations in Beijing to extend subway operating hours, increase the supply of buses, taxis, and online ride-hailing services to ensure that arriving passengers can leave the station quickly. Taiyuan Bureau Group Company arranged to operate 101 additional passenger trains, including 47 additional EMU trains from Taiyuan South to Shanghai Hongqiao, Xi'an North, Chengdu East and other places.
Wuhan Bureau Group Company has opened 18 additional passenger trains to Guangzhou, Dongguan, Wenzhou and other directions in Wuling Mountain and Dabie Mountain, where migrant workers are concentrated. The Shanghai Bureau Group Company has added guidance personnel at the exit channels of stations in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou and other places to ensure that arriving passengers exit the station safely and orderly. (over)