In the first half of the year, the national railway sent 1.77 billion passengers! Approaching the same level in 2019, cross-border | railway | passenger
In the first half of this year, the national railway sent 1.77 billion passengers, close to the same period in 2019. Among them, the passenger volume in April, May, and June increased rapidly, with an increase of 7.6%, 5.6%, and 4.8% respectively compared to the same period in 2019. On April 29th, 19.661 million passengers were sent, setting a new historical high in railway daily passenger volume.
In the first half of the year, with the stable and positive development of the economy and society, the railway passenger flow showed a recovery growth trend. The railway department actively adapted to the demand of the passenger transportation market, strengthened passenger transportation organization, scientifically formulated passenger car operation plans, and made efforts to meet the needs of concentrated travel for holiday passengers. We continued to promote new measures for convenient and beneficial services, ensuring safe, orderly, and warm travel for passengers.
One is to accurately arrange the supply of passenger transportation capacity and fully serve passenger travel. Make full use of the big data of the railway 12306 system, dynamically grasp the patterns of passenger travel, coordinate the use of routes, locomotives, vehicle resources, and crew members, and timely increase passenger trains in key areas and popular directions. In the first half of the year, the daily average number of passenger trains operated by railways in China was 9311, an increase of 11.4% compared to the same period in 2019. Railway departments in various regions have established rapid response mechanisms for capacity arrangements, flexibly increasing passenger trains in response to sudden passenger flows, and fully meeting the travel needs of passengers. In response to the concentrated travel needs of passengers during the Qingming Festival, May Day, and Dragon Boat Festival small and long holidays, measures have been taken to increase the number of high-speed trains, sleeper trains, and conventional passenger trains at night, which better serve the holiday travel needs of passengers.
The second is to optimize regional passenger transportation products and facilitate personnel exchanges and exchanges. Since the phased resumption of operation of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed rail cross-border trains on January 15th, it has now covered 68 stations in 49 cities in mainland China, with 182 cross-border trains running daily. The two-way passenger flow continues to increase, and as of June 30th, it has sent a total of 6.087 million cross-border passengers. Since the first international passenger train was launched on April 13, the China Laos Railway has sent 33000 cross-border passengers by June 30. Starting from June 15th, the capacity of the Beijing Tianjin intercity railway will be increased, with an increase of 27600 seats per day during peak days, serving the coordinated development of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. We will vigorously promote the operation of tourist trains, increase the number of routes connecting key tourist cities, and create high-quality tourist train brands such as Panda Express, Hulunbuir Express, Jingzang Express, Altay Express, Dunhuang Express, and Meihe Express to meet the diverse needs of passengers and help promote the development of the tourism economy. Continuously operate public welfare slow trains, improve train service facilities, facilitate the travel of people in remote areas, and effectively serve rural revitalization.
The third is to continuously improve service quality and enhance the travel experience of passengers. Fully implement the "Railway Passenger Transport Regulations" issued by the state, implement child discount tickets according to age, optimize the rules for purchasing student discount tickets and key passenger service measures, and serve 380000 key passengers including the elderly, children, sick, disabled, and pregnant; The number of routes implementing new ticket systems such as counting tickets and regular tickets has increased to 51; The coverage of railway free code has increased to more than 3400 EMU trains, and the number of stations providing Internet catering service has increased to 79; The new functions of 12306 online shop selection pilot and online verification of student discount tickets are running smoothly, making it more convenient, fast, and comfortable for passengers to travel by train.
After entering the summer season, the demand for travel such as family visits, tourism, and business has increased. The railway department will closely monitor changes in passenger flow, timely increase transportation capacity, optimize passenger train operation, increase safety inspections, and make every effort to provide station and train services, striving to make the travel experience of passengers better.
