At the end of Qingming holiday, China Railway ushered in the peak of return passenger flow.
China news agency, Beijing, April 5 (Reporter Zhou Yin) The reporter learned from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd.) on April 5 that April 5 was the last day of Qingming holiday, and the national railways ushered in the peak of return passenger flow, with an estimated 14.25 million passengers sent and 1,180 additional passenger trains planned.
China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. said that in order to cope with the peak return passenger flow, local railway departments coordinated epidemic prevention and control and transportation organization, continuously increased capacity, flexibly added passenger trains, and introduced a number of service measures to facilitate the people.
The Beijing Bureau Group Company has fully opened four express entrance halls in Beijing-Shanghai and Beijing-Tianjin at Beijing South Railway Station to minimize the waiting time of passengers in line. Taiyuan Bureau Group Corporation added 11 pairs of EMU trains in Beijing, Shanghai and other popular directions, and arranged 13.5 pairs of EMU trains to run again. The Huhehe Bureau Group Company launched the "Colorful Hada" service to provide reservation services for key passengers such as the old, the young, the sick and the disabled. Zhengzhou Bureau Group Company has added the function of urban traffic guidance to the service desks of major railway stations, which is closely linked with aviation, public transportation and subway to provide "seamless connection" service. Xi ‘an Bureau Group Company has expanded the capacity of Xicheng high-speed railway in various ways, and the train runs every 7 minutes on average between Xi ‘an and Chengdu, helping tourists along the route to return smoothly. Guangzhou Bureau Group Company dynamically analyzed the big data of standby ticket purchase, and added 16 EMU trains on popular lines such as Xiamen-Shenzhen and Nanguang high-speed railway to accurately meet the travel needs of passengers. Chengdu Bureau Group Co., Ltd. added night EMU trains in Chongqing to Zunyi and Chengdu to Chongqing to facilitate passengers’ return journey.
Statistics show that on April 3, the national railways sent 14.636 million passengers, a record high for a single day this year, and 963 passenger trains were added. On April 4th, the national railways sent 9.332 million passengers and added 497 passenger trains.