China News Service, July 8 reporter learned from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China National Railway Group) that in the first half of this year, the national railway sent 818 million passengers, affected by the epidemic, a year-on-year decrease of 53.9%. Since March, the railway passenger flow has gradually picked up. In June, the national railway sent 166 million passengers, with an average daily delivery of 5.53 million passengers, an increase of 470,000 passengers, an increase of 9.4%.
Data Map: The staff of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station guides passengers to leave the station safely and orderly. Photo by Yin Liqin
The person in charge of the passenger transportation department of the National Railway Group introduced that in June, the railway department seriously implemented the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the "six stability" and "six guarantees" work, coordinated the prevention and control of epidemics and railway passenger transportation services, and actively helped the economy The order of social development has accelerated. One is to dynamically adjust capacity to serve passenger travel. Make overall use of the new railway line capacity of Shanghe-Hangzhou high-speed railway Hehu section, Shanghai-Sutong railway, Kachi high-speed railway and other railways to facilitate the travel of the people along the route. Tracking passenger flow in real time, using big data to analyze changes in passenger flow, implementing "one picture per day", dynamically and accurately adjusting train travel plans, and fully meeting passenger travel needs. In June, the national railways opened 6,870 passenger trains per day, an increase of 6.6% from the previous month. Specially formulate the transportation plan for the Dragon Boat Festival holiday to serve short-distance travel and visit relatives. On June 25, the national railway sent 7.53 million passengers, a new high in passenger traffic per day after the Spring Festival in 2020. The second is to popularize electronic tickets and enhance the travel experience. On the basis of full coverage of e-tickets for high-speed railways and intercity railways in the Mainland at the end of April, e-tickets were promoted and implemented on the nation’s regular express railways on June 20. More than 2,400 railway stations across the country realized card entry and exit, and more than 95% The people traveling by rail can enjoy the convenience of holding "one pass" with valid IDs, and the travel experience of passengers is further improved. The third is to implement anti-epidemic measures and create a healthy environment. The prevention and control of normal epidemic situation shall be done carefully, and the epidemic prevention measures such as temperature measurement, ventilation and disinfection of stations and vehicles, and the establishment of emergency isolation seats shall be strictly implemented to create a safe and healthy travel environment for passengers.
The person in charge said that in the next step, with the accelerated recovery of China's economic and social order, the railway passenger flow will continue to rise steadily, and the railway department will continue to do a good job in passenger transportation services under normal epidemic prevention and control, dynamically and accurately arrange transportation capacity to meet the passenger mass Travel needs and serve economic and social development.