China News Service Client Beijing, September 1st (Reporter Zhang Ni) The reporter learned from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. that until August 31, the 62-day 2020 railway summer transportation ends, and the national railways have sent a total of 456 million passengers. Person times.

Data map: Passengers are waiting for ticket inspection and boarding at Shanghai Railway Station.

Photo by Yin Liqin

　　According to data from the China National Railway Group, from July 1 to August 31, the national railways sent a total of 456 million passengers, of which 249 million passengers were sent in August, an increase of 42.502 million from July. The passenger flow continued to pick up.

On August 29, the national railways sent 9.676 million passengers, a record high in a single day after the Spring Festival this year.

　　According to the person in charge of the Passenger Transport Department of China Railway Group, this year’s summer transport is at a time when China’s fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic has achieved major strategic results and the economic and social development order is accelerating. Social development and the war against high temperature, flood prevention and disaster relief to ensure the safe and smooth railway transportation and other multiple tests.

　　In order to coordinate the prevention and control of the epidemic and summer passenger transportation services and ensure the safe, healthy and smooth travel of the people, the railway department has made the following arrangements:

　　One is to optimize transportation supply to meet travel demand.

Make full use of the transportation capacity of the new railway lines newly opened for operation this year, such as the Hefei-Hangzhou section of the Shanghe-Hangzhou high-speed railway, the Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong railway, the Kazuo-Chifeng high-speed railway, and the Anshun-Lupanshui railway, and increase the number of EMU trains for the convenience of the people along the line Travel; closely meet the needs of the vacation and tourism market, carefully design tourist trains such as "family summer travel train", "scenic historical site travel train" and other tourist trains to serve passengers traveling; dynamically track changes in passenger flow, according to the rising demand for official, business, and student outflows , Implementing "one map per day", and accurately arrange trains.

During the summer, 7,499 passenger trains were operated on national railways every day.

　　The second is to continuously improve services and enhance travel experience.

The coverage of e-tickets has been continuously expanded. There are already 2,700 stations across the country that have implemented e-tickets with "one pass", covering more than 99% of railway travelers; and China Eastern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. jointly launched a new service "air-rail combined transport", "Rail 12306 "APP" and "Eastern Airlines" APP realize system docking. Passengers can choose the combination of high-speed rail and flight according to their wishes; continue to implement fare preferential measures for 25 intercity railways including Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway, with a maximum discount of 55%; implement passenger transportation Quality plan to ensure the normal operation of station air-conditioning, drinking water and other facilities, increase basic service guarantee during summer vacation, and create a comfortable waiting environment.

　　The third is to implement flood prevention and epidemic prevention measures to ensure safety and smooth flow.

In view of the fact that the order of some general-speed railway transportation is affected by the flood conditions, timely and decisive measures have been taken to reduce traffic, reduce speed, and adjust routes to ensure the safety and smooth flow of main railway lines.

Strictly implement epidemic prevention measures such as temperature measurement of stations and vehicles, ventilation and disinfection, and setting up emergency isolation seats, continue to do a good job in normalized epidemic prevention and control, and create a safe and healthy travel environment.

The vast number of railway cadres and employees fought high temperatures, sweltering heat, and prevented major floods, and with perseverance and dedication to ensure the safety and smooth flow of the main artery.

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