China News Service, November 14. According to the "China Railway" WeChat public account, since this year, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. has adhered to the people-centered development philosophy, carefully organized passenger transportation, coordinated the overall arrangement of transportation resources, optimized the supply of passenger transportation products, and improved the quality of passenger services. From January to October, the country's railways carried a total of 4.13 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%, a record high for the same period in history, and the country's railway transportation is safe, stable and orderly.
First, passenger transportation capacity continues to improve. Make overall plans and make good use of the newly opened lines, stations and newly invested equipment resources this year, deeply explore the transportation potential, promptly increase the supply of passenger transportation capacity in popular directions, and dynamically adjust the train operation plan according to passenger travel needs. The number of passengers sent has steadily increased. From January to October, the national railways have sent a total of 41 passengers. 300 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%, and an average of 11,670 passenger trains were scheduled to run every day, a year-on-year increase of 5.0%. Among them, 25.204 million passengers were sent and 14,885 passenger trains were run on October 1. The single-day passenger volume and single-day passenger transport capacity reached record highs. We will maintain the scale of normal-speed passenger trains and continue to operate public welfare "slow trains" and rural revitalization trains to facilitate travel for people in border areas of old and young people and in poverty-stricken areas.
The second is the integration of railway and tourism to activate service consumption. We will continue to promote the integrated development of railway and tourism, and operate special tourist trains with different characteristics such as "Xiangcheng Train" and "Panda Train" and special tourist trains such as "Splendid Mountains and Rivers·Colorful Guizhou Train" and "Qilu No. 1" to connect the natural scenery, cultural monuments and special food along the line to help passengers enjoy the train. "Travel China", a total of 3,236 tourist trains were operated by national railways from January to October; 1,084 trains including "Special Trains for Fans", "Special Trains for Fans" and "Special Trains for Research" were launched to accurately coordinate the arrangements for local events, exhibitions and performances, promoting service consumption and the development of the tourism economy. Strengthening the organization of cross-border passenger transport, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway and the China-Laos Railway carried 29.23 million and 289,000 cross-border passengers respectively, a year-on-year increase of 11.0% and 33.0% respectively; the China-Mongolia, China-Russia, China-Vietnam, and China-North Korea international passenger trains were successfully opened to facilitate "cross-border tourism"; it provided convenience for foreign passengers to "travel in China by train", sending 22.52 million foreign passengers, a year-on-year increase of 32.9%.
Third, passengers’ travel experience will be better. Railway 12306 launched the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway and Beijing-Shanghai Railway train ticket reservation and purchase pilot services, and runs the reservation and purchase service for student passengers on a regular basis; it actively promotes new ticket products, with time tickets and fixed-term tickets covering 75 lines, and travel time tickets. For 28 lines, child passengers can enjoy discounted fares for travel-counted tickets; elderly passengers can enjoy "higher discounts" when purchasing train tickets for trains marked with the word "Jing" from October 18 to December 30. Railway frequent flyer membership services have added teacher points discounts. The "Silent Car" service covers more than 8,000 EMU trains, the "Pet Travel" service covers 170 high-speed rail stations and 420 EMU trains, the "Light Travel" service covers 212 stations, and the "Bicycle Travel" service is piloted on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway and the Hainan Island-Ring High-speed Railway. Provide on-the-go services such as railway traffic codes, convenient transfers, and Internet ordering, improve the quality of catering services, and strive to provide "a box of good meals." Carry out a publicity campaign with the theme of "My Railway Scenery" to strengthen publicity and guidance on civilized travel and enrich cultural life during the journey.
