On February 9, railways across the country are expected to carry 9.4 million passengers, and the peak of railway passenger flow during Spring Festival transportation is approaching before the holiday.
On February 8, railways across the country carried 9.227 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 78,000 during the Spring Festival. Railway transportation was safe and orderly. 9.846 million tickets were sold that day, of which 7.705 million were sold online (including 5.571 million via mobile phones), accounting for 78.3% of the sales. The Beijing Bureau Group Company carried 879,000 passengers, the Shanghai Bureau Group Company carried 1.931 million passengers, and the Guangzhou Bureau Group Company carried 1.6 million passengers.
On February 8, 8,170 passenger trains were operated by national railways, and 904 additional passenger trains were opened, including 513 medium and long-distance passenger trains across the railway bureau, and 391 passenger trains under the jurisdiction of the railway bureau.
On February 9, railways across the country are expected to operate 944 additional passenger trains, including 510 medium and long-distance passenger trains across the railway bureau and 434 passenger trains under the jurisdiction of the railway bureau.
With the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the railways have also ushered in the pre-holiday Spring Festival passenger flow peak. The New Year atmosphere in various places is getting stronger, and the "artistic light cavalry" of railway stations and trains have also begun to become active and hold various activities. Create a safe, orderly and warm journey for all passengers. On the 8th, Shenyang Bureau Group Company held a train Spring Festival Gala on the G1226 train, and held a public welfare activity of "Sending Wanfu to Ten Thousand Households" at major stations across the country, sending Spring Festival couplets and the word "福" to passengers. The annual "Pingyao Chinese Year Large-scale Spring Festival Celebration Event" was officially launched on the 8th. Tourists from all over the country gathered in the ancient city of Pingyao to celebrate the New Year. In order to meet the demand of tourists for purchasing tickets during the peak period, Taiyuan Bureau Group Company Pingyao Station has 6 automatic ticket vending machines. Two more machines were added to the fleet, and notes with transfer numbers and train schedules at nearby tourist attractions were distributed to passengers. Lanzhou Bureau Group Company invited calligraphers to use calligraphy in the waiting hall of Lanzhou West Railway Station to send Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters to passengers; it also held a "pop-up" performance at Tianshui South Railway Station to give passengers a surprise. Wuhan Bureau Group Company has newly installed 68 "dual source dual viewing angle" three-dimensional security detectors in 20 stations including Wuhan, Wuchang, Hankou, and Xiangyang, and established station perimeter prevention and control, station entrance security inspections, waiting area random inspections, and train door inspections. Blockades and re-inspection of the "five lines of defense" in carriages will be made to ensure the safety of passengers during peak passenger flow periods.
The railway department reminds all passengers that passengers who have successfully booked through the Internet or telephone but have not yet collected their tickets should try to collect their tickets in advance; when taking the train, please bring your ticket and a valid ID that is consistent with the information on the ticket. Go to the station in advance to complete the ticket inspection and entry procedures; travel during off-peak hours or choose other means of transportation to avoid delaying your trip.
It can only show that China’s development is extremely uneven, and everyone has left their hometown.