China News Service, Beijing, April 4 (Reporter Liu Wenwen) April 4 is the first day of the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday. The reporter learned from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "State Railway Group") that the national railways will usher in a peak passenger flow that day, with an estimated 17.5 million passengers, and 1,073 additional passenger trains planned.
The person in charge of the Passenger Transport Department of the China Railway Group said that during the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, the flow of people accelerated, the "spring outing fever" continued to heat up, the demand for passenger travel was strong, and the railway passenger flow showed a strong growth trend.
Judging from the advance ticket sales of Railway 12306, on April 4, there were more passengers departing from cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, and Xi'an. Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Xi'an and other cities have a large number of passengers arriving from Beijing to Tianjin, Guangzhou to Shenzhen to Hong Kong, Shanghai to Suzhou, Shanghai to Hangzhou, Chongqing to Chengdu, Shanghai to Nanjing, Leshan to Chengdu, Guangzhou to Zhuhai, etc. The passenger flow in the section is large.
The above-mentioned person in charge said that railway departments in various regions have fully tapped the transportation potential, increased transportation capacity on lines and sections with concentrated passenger flow, and provided efficient and convenient transportation services for passengers to worship ancestors, visit relatives, travel, and go on outings.
Among them, Shenyang Bureau Group Company has added a number of "outing trains" in the directions of Dalian, Dandong, Jinzhou and other directions to facilitate tourists to travel to southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. Taiyuan Bureau Group Company has added 28 short-distance passenger trains to and from Taiyuan in the directions of Datong, Linfen, Yuncheng, and Jiexiu to facilitate tourists to visit scenic spots such as Hongdong Sophora Tree, Jiexiu Mianshan, and Yungang Grottoes. The Shanghai Bureau Group Company has added 208 passenger trains and 307 heavy-duty multiple unit trains between popular directions such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Nanchang, Changsha, Hankou, and Zhengzhou, as well as popular tourist cities in the Yangtze River Delta. (over)