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The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival in China, which usually coincides with peak travel times for tourists. As the main body of railway transportation in Beijing, the State Railway Beijing Bureau needs to deal with the increase in passenger flow during the festival and the impact of possible severe weather.
China News Service, Beijing, September 25 (Reporter Jia Tianyong) The reporter learned from China Railway Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Railway Beijing Bureau): On September 24, China Railway Beijing Bureau sent a total of 1.503 million passengers. Among them, 714,000 passengers were sent out of Beijing and 564,000 arrived in Beijing. On September 25, the National Railway Beijing Bureau expects to send 1.8 million passengers. Among them, the Beijing area is expected to send 920,000 passengers and arrive at 517,000 passengers.
On the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the National Railway Beijing Bureau plans to operate 102 additional pairs of passenger trains, mainly to Harbin, Shenyang, Dalian, Datong, Qingdao, Shanghai, Wuhan, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Qinhuangdao and other directions.
On September 24, there was heavy rainfall during the holiday transportation. Beijing Station laid anti-slip mats in key places where passengers must pass, such as the entry passages, and promptly cleaned up water accumulation on the ground. Free disposable raincoats were distributed to passengers at the exit to help passengers walk steadily and warmly. Beijing West Railway Station laid anti-slip mats at the entrance, cleaned up standing water in a timely manner, set up isolation railings in the 18-meter corridor to divert passenger flow, and increased personnel to strengthen safety publicity, guidance and key assistance at key positions such as escalators, entrances, and platforms to ensure safe and smooth travel for passengers. Beijing South Railway Station has established a joint control mechanism with the South Station Office of the Beijing Municipal Key Station Area Management Committee and the Traffic Management Detachment of the Beijing Railway Public Security Department to dynamically analyze and judge shared passenger flows, strengthen transportation connections, and rely on video surveillance to quickly evacuate traffic-intensive points to improve the efficiency of joint processing. Shijiazhuang Station pays close attention to the passenger flow situation, fully opens the security check, verification and transfer channels, and optimizes the waiting flow of passengers; strengthens the work force at the entrance and exit, ticket gate, platform and other positions, and does a good job in maintaining passenger order, answering questions and organizing boarding and landing; Beijing Railway's caring "Xinqiao" service team warmly helps key passengers to help passengers travel warmly and conveniently.
During the "Double Festival" period, in order to further enrich train catering categories and enhance the dining experience during the journey, China Railway Travel Service Group Co., Ltd. relies on the "Beijing Railway Jiashan" catering brand to ingeniously develop and launch five new high-speed train set meals: crystal shrimp set, lion head set, braised beef set, sauce-roasted king oyster mushroom set and fried rice noodle set. The five new sets this time take into account nutrition, taste and travel scenarios, cover the taste needs of different passengers, and accompany passengers with diverse flavors to travel safely and comfortably.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Mid-Autumn cultural themed activities are being held at stations and trains. On September 24, Beijing Railway Station carried out the theme activity of "Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and celebrating the Double Festival with Love" in the waiting room of the Beijing Railway Caring Service Group. In the newly decorated Beijing Railway Love Service Group, thematic long scroll canvases, colorful colored pens, bright small flags and festive decorations complement each other, and the waiting room is filled with a strong festive atmosphere. On the same day, the waiting hall of Tianjin Station was filled with melodious silk and bamboo, and New Year paintings added color. The station cooperates with Hedong District Culture and Tourism Bureau, Hongqiao District Culture and Tourism Bureau and other units to hold the "Autumn Festival in Jinmen Praise for the Golden Age" cultural public welfare performance event, allowing passengers traveling from south to north to experience the rich festive atmosphere and cultural charm of Tianjin during their travels. On September 23, the D51 train from Changsha to Tianjin carried out a double-festival themed activity of "Full Moon, Mid-Autumn Festival and Birthday, accompanied by group protection and reunion", allowing passengers to feel the strong atmosphere of home and country during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day during the trip. (over)

Millennium Park and Pingxi Market in Pingtung City will hold Mid-Autumn Festival markets, concerts, barbecues and other activities for four consecutive days from September 25 to 28. The Millennium Park Market is open from 3 pm to 9:30 pm every day. Dinosaur egg lanterns will be distributed free of charge in the circular square from 3 pm on the same day. A limited number is available while supplies last. Pingxi Market has singers singing and a Mid-Autumn barbecue party. People can visit the market to enjoy the dinosaur lanterns and have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

With the theme of "Welcoming the Mid-Autumn Festival with the Moon," Taipei City's Dihua Wastewater Treatment Plant Leisure and Sports Park has created a themed installation art, which will be lit up from the 25th to the 28th to provide citizens with a close-up moon and lantern viewing experience. The park is equipped with a glowing moon, jade rabbit lighting, and convenient transportation facilities.

During the four-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, Taichung High Speed Rail station was flooded with people and vehicles. The Wuri police implemented round-the-clock technological enforcement on the first and second floors of the station area. They issued fines if they stopped for more than three minutes. They also provided alternative pick-up and drop-off points to avoid the traffic flow, including changing appointments to the square in front of the Taiwan Railway's new Wuri station, using the Taichung Transportation Network App to monitor road conditions and making good use of public transportation transfers.

On the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival and Teacher's Day holidays, Yilan County saw a wave of traffic returning home in the morning. National Highway No. 5 southbound to Shiding was jammed, but the road conditions were smooth after entering the snow tunnel. Traffic on the southbound route of Suhua Road Corridor started to emerge at 3 a.m. and reached 6,986 vehicles as of 8 a.m. It is estimated that there will still be demand for 8,000 vehicles today. Yilan County Suao Police Station activated the diversion mechanism, mobilized police and volunteers to control the area around the Suao Interchange of National Highway No. 5, Suhua Gai and tourist attractions, and called on drivers to abide by traffic rules. The Highway Bureau estimates that the peak traffic volume in the southbound direction will be from 4 a.m. to 12 noon today, and the public is advised to avoid peak hours or take public transportation.

On the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, there was a 10-kilometer long traffic jam on the southbound section of National Highway 1 in Changhua, with vehicle speeds of only 2-30 kilometers, while the northbound section was smooth and could reach 100 kilometers. The police expected that the congestion would continue in the morning and would ease after noon, and called on passers-by to change to National Highway 3 to avoid traffic jams.

With the theme of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shoushan Zoo has designed special meals such as a Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine Scene, a cake-hiding toy, and vegetable and fruit kebabs, allowing animals such as porcupines, black bears, rabbits, and dolphins to enjoy the festival through exploration and feeding. At the same time, it combines educational implications to improve animal welfare and visitor experience.