
On October 6, the country’s railways carried 21.605 million passengers, exceeding 20 million for three consecutive days.
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The National Day Golden Week is one of China's major travel peak periods. Every year during this period, the railway department takes measures such as adding additional trains to cope with the heavy passenger flow.
China News Service, October 7. According to the "China Railway" WeChat public account, October 7 is the last day of the National Day holiday. Railways across the country will usher in the peak of return passenger flow. It is expected to send 24.15 million passengers, and plans to open 2,449 additional passenger trains. On October 6, the country's railways carried 21.605 million passengers, and the number of passengers exceeded 20 million for three consecutive days. The transportation was safe, stable and orderly.
Judging from the pre-sale situation of Railway 12306, the popular departure cities today are mainly Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xi'an, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, and Changsha; the popular arrival cities are mainly Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Shenzhen Shenzhen, Wuhan, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Nanjing; Nanning to Guangzhou, Beijing to and from Shanghai, Shenyang to Beijing, Wuhan to Shanghai, Taiyuan to Beijing, Xi'an to and from Chengdu, Wuhan to Shenzhen, Datong to Beijing and other popular sections have relatively concentrated passenger flow.
The railway department dynamically analyzes passenger travel needs, scientifically formulates ticket sales strategies, adjusts ticket allocation in real time, and strives to meet passenger holiday travel needs. Judging from the remaining tickets, from October 7th to 8th, there are sufficient remaining tickets for the directions from Beijing to Jinan, Guangzhou to and from Nanning, Shanghai to Wenzhou, Hefei, Xuzhou, Wuhan, Beijing, Shenzhen to Wuhan, and Changsha; Wenzhou to and from Nanjing, Beijing to Xi'an, Wuhan, Harbin, Hangzhou to Nanchang, Shanghai to Changsha, Quzhou, Hefei to Wenzhou, Guangzhou to Chongqing and other directions. Passengers please pay attention to additional trains and remaining tickets through railway 12306 and station announcements in a timely manner.
Railway departments in various regions are actively exploring transportation potential, increasing transport capacity in a timely manner according to passenger flow demand, implementing measures to facilitate and benefit the people, and linking up with local municipal and transportation departments to provide passenger connection services to ensure the smooth return of passengers.
Taiyuan Bureau Group Company opened 108 additional passenger trains, including 55 night high-speed trains.
Hohhot Bureau Group Co., Ltd. opened 24 additional passenger trains and expanded the number of passenger trains in Tongliao, Ejina, Xilinhot and other directions.
Zhengzhou Bureau Group Company has opened 128 additional passenger trains in popular directions such as Beijing, Guangzhou South, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou, including 53 night-time high-speed trains.
Wuhan Bureau Group Company opened 363 additional passenger trains.
Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has opened 313 additional passenger trains in popular directions, among which the newly opened Xikang High-speed Railway has arranged to operate 31 multiple unit trains to actively serve the return passenger flow demand.
The Shanghai Bureau Group Company opened 557 additional passenger trains and arranged for the reconnection of 427 EMU trains. Shanghai railway stations comprehensively upgraded station area services and guidance measures, and collaborated with station area management committees, subways, buses and other departments to build an integrated transportation connection system.
Nanchang Bureau Group Company has opened 460 additional passenger trains, and Fuzhou Station has added charging interfaces in the waiting room seating area for the convenience of passengers.
Guangzhou Bureau Group Company has opened 765 additional passenger trains. Guangzhou South Railway Station has set up 7 subway security-free transfer channels and expanded the convenient transfer area by 400 square meters to improve the efficiency of passenger flow evacuation.
Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has operated 214 additional EMU trains, including 100 night high-speed trains. Dongxing City Station has added translation machines to provide bilingual services for cross-border passengers.
Chengdu Bureau Group Company has opened 497 additional passenger trains in popular directions, including 154 night EMUs. Chengdu East Railway Station has implemented all-night operations.
The Urumqi Bureau Group Company has opened 57 additional passenger trains. The Urumqi passenger section continues to enrich train meals and introduce Xinjiang specialty dishes such as large plate chicken, making every effort to provide "a box of good meals."
The railway department reminded that the current railway passenger flow is at the peak of return journeys, and passengers travel in some areas are relatively concentrated. Passengers are asked to pay attention to weather changes and travel service information in a timely manner, reserve sufficient time for entering the station, 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.

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On the last day of the National Day holiday, the country sees concentrated return traffic and passenger flow. The Ministry of Transport predicts that 37 highway sections across the country are prone to congestion that day, and railways are expected to carry 24.15 million passengers. Transportation, railway, aviation and traffic control departments in many places have taken measures such as increasing transport capacity, extending subway operating hours, and conducting drone inspections to ensure smooth and safe return journeys.

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