China News Service, Shanghai, November 6 (Reporter Li Shuzheng) The 9th China International Import Expo (hereinafter referred to as the CIIE) ushered in its first passenger flow peak on the 6th. Data provided by Shanghai police show that as of 11:00 that day, the passenger flow out of the National Convention and Exhibition Center Station on Metro Line 2 reached 45,000, an increase of 3.95% from the same period last year.
The 9th China International Import Expo ushered in its first passenger flow peak on November 6. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Public Security Bureau
From exiting the subway station to entering the museum to view the exhibition, and then returning after the show, Shanghai has improved the efficiency of audience passage through measures such as optimizing entrance and exit traffic, setting up multiple verification points, and linkage diversion.
"In order to evenly disperse the entry passenger flow and make everyone enter the venue more smoothly, we have set up 28 personnel verification points in various places such as the login hall and inter-venue passages of the National Convention and Exhibition Center." Wei Ming, deputy director of the Security Office of the 9th CIIE of the Qingpu Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, said that exhibitors can independently choose the nearest verification point to enter the venue according to the location of the exhibition hall, achieving "multiple points to choose from and entry to the venue nearby."
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. is the peak time for the audience to enter the venue. The Qingpu police and the rail transit department collaborated to implement three-level diversion guidance measures in stages. After entering the security verification area, spectators can complete the verification with a valid pass, and can enter the venue after the security check of their belongings is completed. Guidance notice boards in the main passages, information desks and other areas of the venue also indicate the nearest verification security checkpoints, rail connections and inter-venue passage information to facilitate exhibitors and merchants to choose routes.
As the main channel for entering the CIIE by subway, the National Convention and Exhibition Center Station of Line 2 implements "opening of all entrances and exits" that are eligible for opening, and adjusts the traffic direction according to the passenger flow entering and exiting the venue: during the morning entry period, gates 4 and 5 are "only for exit but not for entry"; during the afternoon departure period, gates 4 and 5 are "for entry only but not for exit". Gate 6 is open for entry and exit throughout the day; during peak hours, Gate 8 is only for exit but not entry, and Gate 9 is only for entry but not exit.
In order to shorten the time for passengers to enter and exit the station, the rail transit police used "switchable hard isolation facilities" to pre-separate passengers with certificates and undocumented passengers, and guide passengers with certificates to exit the nearest station through Gates 4 and 5.
"We will also remind exhibiting passengers in advance to wear their IDs through broadcasts in the carriages and guidance on the platform to prevent passengers from being stranded at the gates while searching for IDs, thus improving the overall traffic efficiency." Zheng Jia, the chief of the Hongqiao Junction Police Station of the Urban Rail and Bus Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, said that the police on duty, station staff and volunteers will also dynamically supplement guidance at key points such as escalator entrances and transfer channels based on real-time passenger flow conditions.
In response to the concentrated passenger flow, the police coordinated the above-ground and underground passenger flow data and dynamically adopted measures such as one-way entry and exit, wave release, and remote diversion.
The police said that there are serpentine passages and three passenger flow "reservoirs" outside the station. When the entry passage becomes saturated, the traffic will be intercepted on the ground and released in batches. The release will be accelerated after the pressure in the station is relieved. At the same time, the No. 4 entrance to the station is fully enclosed and seamlessly connected to the venue, and passengers entering the station can enter the station through the "security check-free" channel.
