China News Agency, Beijing, April 29 (Reporter Zhou Yin) China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. disclosed that the railway "May 1st" holiday transportation started on the 29th. From April 29 to May 6, the railway is expected to send 106 million passengers. The number of visits increased by 0.8% year-on-year in 2019.

Among them, the highest peak day on May 1 is expected to send more than 17 million passengers.

　　The person in charge of the Transportation Department of the China National Railway Group stated that during the May 1st holiday this year, as China's economy accelerates recovery and the epidemic prevention and control situation continues to improve, passengers' willingness to travel by train has increased significantly.

From the perspective of ticket sales at 12306, the passenger flow of "compensation-style" visits to relatives, tourism and sightseeing will be intertwined, and the passenger flow will show the characteristics of long distances at the beginning and end of the holiday, many short distances in the middle, and overall high-level operation.

　　In order to improve the quality of service and better meet the holiday travel needs of the majority of passengers, the railway department will focus on five aspects.

　　One is to provide more adequate transportation capacity.

The national railways implement peak operation charts, with more than 10,000 passenger trains operating daily.

Give full play to the role of new high-speed rail lines such as Beijing-Harbin, Shanghai-Sutong, Lianzhen, and Yinxi, and increase the number of EMU trains.

Reserve locomotive and rolling stock resources in advance, increase the online rate, arrange multiple operation of EMUs, open night EMUs, and increase Cape speed trains in major popular sections and directions, effectively increasing passenger seats.

At the same time, the capacity will be increased according to the pre-sale of tickets and the waiting list, so as to meet the needs of passengers as much as possible.

　　The second is the precise implementation of "One Picture a Day".

Make full use of the big data of railway 12306 ticket sales to analyze passenger travel laws, dynamically allocate transportation resources, adjust train routes in time, add trains and trailer carriages in time, and accurately implement "one map per day" to maximize convenience for passengers.

　　The third is to meticulously design unique travel routes, connecting major tourist attractions through railway lines.

Increase the intensity of tourist flow grouping, arrange 36 direct tourist trains to popular directions such as Xinjiang, Northeast, etc.; arrange for the first inter-office operation of the Internet celebrity train "Panda Train" to go to Golmud, Dunhuang and other popular tourist cities.

　　The fourth is to make every effort to improve service quality.

Implement station and train unblocking projects, increase entry and exit security inspections, ticket inspection channels, strengthen connection with municipal transportation such as buses, subways, and taxis, and further improve the experience of waiting for ticket purchase, waiting, and riding, so that passengers can fully enjoy all kinds of inclusive benefits service.

At the same time, 81 pairs of "slow trains" for public welfare have been opened with high quality to provide convenience for people in remote areas to go to fairs, visit relatives and travel on holidays.

　　Fifth, strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures.

　　During the holiday season, the railway department also strengthened the organization of cargo transportation to ensure the supply of key materials for the national economy and people's livelihood. The average daily loading of national railways is expected to exceed 165,000 vehicles, an increase of 11% year-on-year. (Finish)