China News Service, Nanchang, October 6 (Liu Lixin, Li Xiang, Wu Chuyue) According to information released by China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "South Railway"), on October 6, the countdown to the National Day holiday entered, and China Southern Railway ushered in a peak return passenger flow, and is expected to send 1.55 million passengers.
On that day, the return passenger flow continued to grow, with the passenger flow from tourism, family visits and students returning to school superimposed. China Southern Railway added a total of 397 passenger trains in popular long-distance directions and short- and medium-distance directions between Jiangxi and Fujian provinces and major cities in the province. These include 15 night high-speed trains to ensure a smooth and orderly return journey.
On October 5, Southern Railway sent 1.457 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 9.6%, of which Jiangxi and Fujian sent 773,000 and 684,000 passengers respectively.
During the National Day holiday, railway passenger flow continued to rise, which also boosted cultural tourism consumption along the line. The "ticket stub economy" boosted the emergence of new methods of "multi-city travel" in many places. Compared with previous years when tourists gathered in a single Internet celebrity city or popular scenic spot, many tourists chose to travel to two or more cities in series during the holidays.
With the regular operation of the Ruijin-Yan'an high-speed railway, the popularity of red study and Long March-themed travel continues to rise. A large number of passengers take the high-speed railway to trace the red footprints and re-take the Long March. The cultural and tourism departments of Ruijin and Yan'an have jointly launched a ticket stub policy to benefit the people. Passengers traveling by train can enjoy corresponding cultural and tourism benefits. Passengers traveling from Yan'an to Ruijin can visit Yisu University, Ersu University, Hongjing and other scenic spots for free within 7 days with their train ticket vouchers. Ruijin tourists arriving in Yan'an can enjoy discounts on visiting some scenic spots within 5 days, and can enjoy half-price for two people traveling together to watch red live performances.
The picture shows Nanchang Station in Jiangxi Province. Passengers walk on the platform. (File photo) Photo by reporter Liu Lixin
In the western Ganxi area, Yichun Railway Station has teamed up with the cultural and tourism departments of Yichun, Xinyu and Pingxiang to carry out autumn cultural tourism promotion activities in the waiting area, recommending to tourists a four-day and three-night tour guide for the three cities. The real discounts and sincere invitations have been favored by many tourists. In the past, most cultural and tourism benefits based on ticket stubs were only available to arriving passengers. During this year’s National Day holiday, the scope of application of discounts has been expanded in many places, so that benefits can be enjoyed in both departure and arrival directions.
While fully releasing transportation capacity to cope with the return peak, all equipment operation and maintenance units of Southern Railway have simultaneously strengthened on-site equipment inspections and maintenance to build a strong defense line for return transportation safety. Nanchang Locomotive Depot, Fuzhou Locomotive Depot and other units inspected the running parts, brakes and other key components of the on-line locomotives one by one to ensure that each on-line locomotive is in good condition for return transportation during the holiday. Yingtan Public Works Section, Yongan Public Works Section and other units seize the window of night skylight to carry out line maintenance, carry out precise inspection and detailed repair of lines and turnout equipment, ensure that the geometric condition of track lines meets the standards, and lay a solid foundation for the smooth and high-speed movement of trains.
The picture shows Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. A signal worker at the Nanchang Telecommunications Section of the Southern Railway is checking the speed sensor of an EMU. (File photo) Photo by Yang Ziyi
The railway department reminds passengers that railway passenger flow will continue to be high during the National Day. Passengers are asked to arrange their itineraries reasonably, pay attention to weather changes and travel service information in a timely manner, reserve sufficient time to enter the station for trains, carry personal belongings in strict accordance with regulations, and board the train in an orderly manner according to the train number, date, section, and seat number marked on the ticket, travel in a civilized manner, and jointly maintain a good travel environment.
