China News Service, October 9. According to the "China Railway" WeChat public account, the 16-day railway transportation during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday from September 23 to October 8 came to a successful conclusion. The transportation was safe, stable and orderly. The national railways have sent a total of 302 million passengers, and the national railways have sent a total of 192 million tons of cargo, a year-on-year increase of 24.6% and 5.0% respectively, showing a good trend of both passengers and cargo.
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays are adjacent, and there is a strong demand for travel, family visits, leisure and other travel and holiday material transportation. The railway department adheres to the people-centered development philosophy, actively adapts to the strong demand for passenger and freight transportation, increases transportation capacity, and improves service quality, providing strong support for passengers' safe, orderly and warm travel during the holidays and the smooth operation of the national economy.
First, a number of passenger transport indicators hit record highs. We optimized the functions of the railway 12306 system, scientifically formulated ticketing strategies, implemented a series of risk control measures, maintained a fair ticketing environment, and improved passenger ticketing experience. On September 23, 29.737 million train tickets were sold, setting a record high in single-day ticket sales. Coordinate and make good use of the transportation resources of new lines and new stations such as the Xiongshang section of the Beijing-Hong Kong high-speed rail, carefully arrange train operation plans, timely release transportation capacity in popular areas, lines and time periods, maintain the scale of normal-speed train operations, and meet the diversified travel needs of passengers during holidays. The average daily number of railway trips across the country There were 13,300 passenger trains, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. Among them, 14,885 passenger trains were operated on October 1, setting a record high in single-day passenger transport capacity. On October 1, 25.204 million passengers were sent, setting a record high in single-day passenger transport.
Second, the integration of railway and tourism activates the holiday economy. Carefully designed and operated special tourist trains with distinctive features such as sightseeing, ecological health care, and red study, as well as special tourist trains such as "Qilu No. 1 Cultural Relics Study Train" and "China Snow Capital My Altay", connecting the natural scenery, cultural monuments and special food along the line, providing a wealth of travel options and high-quality travel experience, allowing more passengers to "travel China happily" by train, and promoting holiday cultural tourism consumption. The organization of cross-border passenger transport has been strengthened. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway and the China-Laos Railway carried 1.66 million and 14,000 cross-border passengers respectively, effectively supporting "cross-border tourism."
Third, passengers’ travel experience will be better. We have provided services for passengers in all aspects including ticket purchase, waiting, boarding and landing, in transit, transfers, and connections, strengthened services for key passengers such as the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and pregnant women, provided full guidance services, and strengthened civilized travel guidance. We have organized a variety of cultural activities to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival and celebrate the National Day at stations and trains, and actively carried out the "My Railway Scenery" family and country season themed publicity activities, creating a happy and peaceful travel atmosphere.
Fourth, the transportation of key materials is well guaranteed. The national railways load an average of 197,000 vehicles per day, and have shipped a total of 192 million tons of goods, effectively ensuring the transportation of key national and people's livelihood materials such as electricity, coal, grain, and fertilizers, as well as holiday materials, and better serving the people's holiday travel and the smooth operation of the national economy. The China-Europe-Central Asia trains, the New Western Land-Sea Corridor trains, and the China-Laos Railway international freight trains ensure the stability and smoothness of the international supply chain.
