
Railways across the country are expected to carry 13 million passengers on September 26. The railway department has taken multiple measures to ensure safe and convenient travel for passengers.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday is one of China's important long holidays, during which large-scale national travel peaks often occur.
China News Service, September 26. According to the "China Railway" WeChat public account, on September 26, the national railways are expected to carry 13 million passengers, and plan to open 644 additional passenger trains. On September 25, railways across the country carried 21.761 million passengers, and transportation was safe, stable and orderly.
As of 8:00 on September 26, Railway 12306 has sold a total of 143 million train tickets during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday transportation (September 23 to October 8). Judging from the pre-sale situation, the popular departure cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Suzhou, and Tianjin; the popular arrival cities are Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen , Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an; Beijing to Taiyuan, Beijing to Zhengzhou, Hangzhou to Beijing, Jinan to Beijing, Changsha to Wuhan, Hong Kong to Guangzhou, Beijing to Jinan, Hohhot to Beijing and other popular sections with relatively concentrated passenger flow.
Judging from the remaining tickets, from September 26 to 27, Guangzhou to Nanning, Guangzhou to Changsha, Wenzhou to Shanghai, Shanghai to Xuzhou, Guangzhou to Hengyang, Shenyang to Beijing, Zhengzhou to Wuhan, Shenzhen to Changsha, Kunming to Guiyang, Shanghai to Wenzhou There are plenty of remaining tickets for sections such as Changchun to Beijing, Anqing to Shanghai, Beijing to Baotou, Guilin to Guangzhou, Beijing to Shanghai, Shenyang to Harbin, Shanghai to Huangshan, Guangzhou to Liuzhou, Harbin to Shenyang, Shenyang to Jilin and other sections. From September 28th to 30th, there are remaining flights from Nanning to Guangzhou, Shenyang to Beijing, Shanghai to Hefei, Shanghai to Beijing, Wenzhou to Shanghai, Lianyungang to Shanghai, Beijing to Jinan, Beijing to Shanghai, Hefei to Shanghai, Hengyang to Guangzhou, etc. There are enough tickets; there are still remaining tickets for the sections from Anqing to Shanghai, Harbin to Beijing, Guangzhou to Guilin, Liuzhou to Guangzhou, Hohhot to Beijing, Xi'an to Beijing, Shanghai to Huangshan, Guangzhou to Liuzhou, Guilin to Guangzhou, Lanzhou to Xi'an, etc. From October 1st to 2nd, Nanning to Guangzhou, Handan to Beijing, Shenyang to Beijing, Shanghai to Hefei, Shanghai to Beijing, Wenzhou to Shanghai, Shanghai to Wenzhou, Shanghai to Xuzhou, Changsha to Guangzhou, Hefei to Shanghai and other sections There are sufficient remaining tickets; there are still remaining tickets for the sections from Wenzhou to Nanjing, Xiamen to Shenzhen, Huangshan to Shanghai, Shanghai to Huaibei, Anqing to Shanghai, Shanghai to Huangshan, Qingdao to Shanghai, Wuhan to Xi'an, Xi'an to Shanghai, Ganzhou to Shenzhen and other sections. From October 3 to 5, there are remaining tickets from Nanjing to Shanghai, Shanghai to Nanjing, Shanghai to Beijing, Guangzhou to Nanning, Chengdu to Chongqing, Guangzhou to Zhanjiang, Dali to Kunming, Zhanjiang to Guangzhou, Guangzhou to Shantou, Guangzhou to Changsha, etc. Sufficient; there are still remaining tickets for the sections from Wenzhou to Shanghai, Shanghai to Hefei, Shanghai to Wenzhou, Xi'an to Chengdu, Chengdu to Xi'an, Changsha to Zhangjiajie, Jiamusi to Harbin, Kunming to Jinghong, Wuhan to Shiyan, Handan to Beijing and other sections. From October 6 to 8, there are remaining tickets for the sections from Beijing to Shanghai, Shanghai to Beijing, Shanghai to Nanjing, Shanghai to Xuzhou, Guangzhou to Nanning, Guangzhou to Shantou, Chengdu to Chongqing, Nanjing to Shanghai, Kunming to Dali, Nanning to Guangzhou, etc. Sufficient; there are still remaining votes for the sections from Shanghai to Wenzhou, Shanghai to Hefei, Changchun to Yanbian, Zhangjiajie to Changsha, Shenzhen to Shantou, Shenzhen to Chaozhou, Harbin to Jiamusi, Dalian to Shenyang, Wuhan to Enshi, Wuhan to Shiyan and other sections. Passengers please pay attention to additional trains and remaining tickets through railway 12306 and station announcements in a timely manner.
The railway department carefully organizes holiday transportation, increases transport capacity in popular directions, sections and time periods, implements various service measures that are convenient and beneficial to the people, and organizes a variety of station and train cultural activities to ensure that passengers travel safely, conveniently and warmly.
The Shenyang Bureau Group Company has arranged for 12 EMU trains to be reconnected from Changbai Mountain to Beijing and Shenyang. It has also set up mobile convenience service posts at stations along the Shenyang-Baizhou High-speed Railway to provide key passengers with assistance such as picking up and dropping off, entering the station and boarding the train, making it easier for passengers to travel.
Taiyuan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has linked up with local tourism departments at Datong South, Pingyao Ancient City, Xinzhou West and other stations; it has set up "tourist service centers" at the exits to provide tourists arriving by train with attraction ticket purchase, tour guide consultation, scenic area transportation and other services.
Zhengzhou Bureau Group Company carries out activities such as ancient character NPC interaction, poetry solitaire, and civilized quizzes at Kaifeng, Xuchang, Lankao and other stations, and presents railway-specific cultural and creative souvenirs to passengers to enhance their travel experience.
Wuhan Bureau Group Company has equipped some trains with convenience service bags containing reading glasses, children's picture books, and luggage identification tags to meet the travel needs of passengers.
Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd. actively responds to adverse weather conditions such as rainfall, promptly lays anti-slip mats, cleans up stagnant water, strengthens safety protection and passenger guidance in slippery areas such as elevator entrances and platforms, and dynamically opens ticket gates and security checkpoints based on passenger flow conditions to ensure safe and smooth travel for passengers.
Jinan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has optimized key passenger meeting points at Jinan, Jinan West, Qingdao North and other stations, improved transfer landmarks, and added young volunteer service posts to provide passengers with consultation and guidance and key passenger assistance to ensure smooth and orderly transportation during the double festival.
Nanchang Bureau Group Company has added 111 passenger trains in popular long-distance directions from Jiangxi and Fujian provinces to Hunan, Hubei and Shenzhen, as well as short-distance directions between Nanchang, Pingtan, Jingdezhen and cities in the province. Each station has strengthened its linkage with local transportation departments and established a "rail + bus + subway + taxi + online car-hailing" joint logistics linkage mechanism to smooth the "last mile" of passenger travel.
Guangzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has optimized the flow lines in and out of the station, assigned special personnel to guide people in key areas such as elevators, tunnels, overpasses, and platforms, and dynamically opened verification and security inspection channels to ensure that nearby driving passengers can enter the station quickly.
The Nanning Bureau Group Company's various stations have collaborated with the traffic police departments to formulate traffic diversion plans in advance, coordinate traffic flow and pedestrian flow in front of the station, and regulate vehicle passage and parking order to ensure smooth travel for holiday passengers.
The Chengdu Bureau Group Company has added 194 passenger trains in popular directions such as Xi'an, Kunming, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Guiyang, Yibin, Emeishan, Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou. Stations such as Chengdu East and Chongqing North have connected with the municipal transportation department to extend their operating hours and increase their frequency to serve passengers.
Urumqi Bureau Group Co., Ltd. cooperates with local cultural and tourism departments at Kuitun, Turpan North, Aksu and other stations to carry out various activities such as folk song and dance performances and dance flash mobs, and sets up folk experience areas such as paper-cutting to allow tourists to experience the unique charm of traditional culture and regional culture up close.
The railway department reminds passengers that the passenger flow on the railway is relatively large during the holidays, and there may be a "cluster" of demand in some areas and time periods. Passengers who have not purchased tickets for the time being are advised to make full use of the railway 12306 waiting ticket purchase function and maximize the use of 60 "date + train number" ticket purchase groups. The more combinations you choose, the higher the success rate of waiting. The railway department will promptly increase the supply of transportation capacity in the direction of concentrated passenger flow based on the waiting demand data. All new tickets will be given priority to passengers who have submitted waiting orders. Selecting "Accept new trains" can further increase the success rate of ticket purchase. The advance payment for each waitlisted ticket purchase order is calculated based on the highest ticket amount among the waitlisted demands, and will be settled based on the actual ticket price after the waitlist is successful.
Railway 12306 is the only official train ticket online ticketing platform of China Railway. It is committed to providing fair, safe and convenient ticket purchasing and travel services for passengers. It has never cooperated with any third-party platform organization. Passengers are requested to purchase tickets through official railway channels. During the holidays, railway passenger flow remains high, and passenger travel in some areas is relatively concentrated. Travelers are kindly requested to pay attention to travel service information and weather changes in a timely manner, reserve sufficient time for entering the station to board the train, carry your belongings in strict accordance with the regulations, board the train in an orderly manner according to the departure and final destination on the ticket, travel in a civilized manner, and jointly maintain a good travel environment.
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