Multiple regions are experiencing peak return passenger flow, and the national railway is expected to send 15.15 million passengers. Reporter | Cao Dan | Passengers
Today is the last day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and many places are experiencing peak return passenger flow. In recent days, many places have experienced sustained high temperatures, and transportation departments have actively taken measures to ensure safe travel for passengers.
On the last day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, many places experienced a peak in return passenger flow
To cope with the peak return passenger flow, China Railway Beijing Bureau, Wuhan Bureau, Nanchang Bureau, Nanning Bureau, and Shenyang Bureau continue to operate additional trains to ensure transportation capacity. As temperatures continue to rise in some areas and train air conditioning continues to operate, the probability of malfunctions increases. Some train air conditioning maintenance and cleaning work under the management of the Jinan and Zhengzhou Railway bureaus has also become busy, ensuring the good operation of passenger train air conditioning and providing protection for passengers to travel in a cool and refreshing manner.
Li Ming, the on duty director of the inspection workshop at Zhengzhou Rolling Stock Depot of China Railway Zhengzhou Bureau, said: Currently, the daily operation volume has reached 12 trains with over 200 vehicles. We have adjusted the shift system and strengthened the allocation of work force for each shift, accelerating the average operation time of one train by 30 minutes.
According to the news released by China Railway Group, the national railway is expected to send 15.15 million passengers and operate 11070 passenger trains today.
In terms of highways, the national highway network is still operating at a high level. From the perspective of traffic conditions, there will be a peak return journey from 15:00 to 18:00 today. Congestion and slow traffic on highways across the country are mainly concentrated in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Chengdu Chongqing region. Many charging stations in service areas have been put into operation.
Zhang Xiayun, Director of the Xianren Mountain Service Area on the Shanghai Nanjing Expressway: On the one hand, we need to ensure the integrity of charging facilities and equipment. On the other hand, due to the high demand for new energy vehicle charging, we have arranged a dedicated person to guide the queue of new energy vehicles.
In addition, during the peak hours of short distance travel and return, there is high traffic flow in the surrounding areas of major and medium-sized cities, popular tourist attractions, and other local roads. The public is reminded to avoid peak hours and make staggered returns.
Railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation are experiencing a peak of return trips one after another
Starting from this afternoon, it is expected that railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation will gradually experience peak return passenger flows. How is the current transportation situation?
Regional central cities have obvious tidal patterns in travel
CCTV reporter Cao Dan: According to the latest information learned from the Road Network Center of the Ministry of Transport, travel in regional central cities during holidays shows obvious tidal characteristics. In the first two days of the holiday, everyone's travel is more concentrated, and in the latter two days, their return trips are more concentrated. During a day, there are more trips in the morning and more trips back in the afternoon.
CCTV reporter Cao Dan: From the real-time monitoring footage on site, it can be seen that the traffic flow in the direction of entering Beijing on the Jingcheng Expressway is significantly higher than that in the direction of leaving Beijing. This is also true for the Shenhai Expressway, where there is relatively more traffic going towards Shanghai. In addition, there is also a considerable amount of traffic on other road sections today.
CCTV reporter Cao Dan: The transportation department predicts that the total flow of highways today will remain the same as on the first day of the festival, reaching around 41 million vehicles. It is expected that the peak time for highway return trips will be from 3 pm to 6 pm in the afternoon, with the peak time from 4 pm to 5 pm in the afternoon. Congestion is mainly concentrated around densely populated cities, such as the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, Chengdu Chongqing, and other regions.
Multiple measures taken by the transportation department to cope with peak return trips
CCTV reporter Cao Dan: In order to ensure a smooth and smooth return peak, transportation departments across the country have strengthened their highway inspection and duty, and increased the deployment of rescue forces on highways. If accidents occur, they can be quickly and properly handled to avoid serious congestion.
Waterway travel ushers in a peak return journey
CCTV reporter Cao Dan: The waterway has also ushered in a peak return journey today. The national waterway is expected to send about 800000 passengers, an increase of 75.6% compared to the same period in 2022. There is a strong demand for passenger travel on important water routes and docks. During the Qiongzhou Strait Xiuying New Port holiday, 32000 vehicles and 118000 passengers were sent across the sea, making it a quite busy holiday.
Reminder for travelers traveling during peak return hours today, due to the high volume of traffic, it is important to gather relevant information in advance and make travel plans.
