Who took an early vacation? This afternoon the Yangtze River Delta Railway ushered in the first wave of small travel peaks
The reporter learned from China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. that railway transportation during the May Day holiday started today and will last for 8 days until May 6. During this period, the Yangtze River Delta Railway is expected to carry more than 27 million passengers, with an average daily passenger flow of more than 3.4 million. people. Today, the Yangtze River Delta Railway is expected to carry 2.65 million passengers, with passenger flow increasing by nearly 8% compared with the same period last year. This afternoon, the first wave of passenger travel will usher in a small peak, including Shanghai Hongqiao, Hangzhou East, Nanjing South, Hefei South, Xuzhou East and other Yangtze River Delta areas. The number of travelers at large railway stations will increase slightly compared with normal times.
Judging from the current ticket sales data, passenger flow in the mid- and long-distance directions from many places in the Yangtze River Delta to Beijing, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen and other places has begun to increase today; Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei and other Yangtze River Delta center and sub-center cities travel to Yangzhou, Lianyungang, Yancheng, The passenger flow between tourist cities such as Huangshan also increased slightly; the passenger flow from other cities to Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hebei, Ningbo and other places increased significantly compared with usual times. Today's popular lines mainly include Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Hong Kong, Hangzhou-Shenzhen, Shanghai-Kunming, Shanghai-Nanjing, Shanghai-Hangzhou, Nanjing-Hangzhou and other direct and within-pipeline high-speed rail lines.
In response to the substantial increase in passenger flow during the May Day holiday, the Yangtze River Delta Railway has adopted three batches of transportation capacity arrangements: a basic operation chart plan, a "May Day" passenger planning plan, and an emergency plan. On the basis of the opening of the peak line, 192.5 additional pairs of passenger trains will be opened when necessary, of which 133 pairs of night EMU trains are scheduled to be operated. It is worth noting that the Chizhou-Huangshan high-speed railway opened on the eve of May Day will also actively serve holiday travelers. It will connect a number of nationally famous scenic spots such as Jiuhua Mountain and Huangshan Scenic Area along the line, becoming a veritable golden tourist route. The line connects with the Nanjing-Anqing high-speed railway at Chizhou Station and the Hangzhou-Nanchang high-speed railway at Yixian East Station, making it convenient for passengers to transfer.
Judging from the direction of the through passenger trains added today, they mainly travel from the Yangtze River Delta to Central China, South China, Central Plains, Northwest China, North China and other regions, including Shanghai to Nanchang, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, etc., Hangzhou to Zhengzhou, Nanchang, Ganzhou, etc., and between Nanjing and Changsha, Wuhan and other cities. The main directions of the additional intra-pipeline passenger trains are the popular tourist cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, including Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Suzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, etc.
Before the holiday transportation, many stations in the Yangtze River Delta have launched convenience service measures. Starting from April 26, the northeast exit of Shanghai Railway Station has been officially opened. Arriving passengers can transfer to subway lines 3 and 4 without security check. At this point, Shanghai, Shanghai Hongqiao and Shanghai South Railway Station will realize one-way free transfer with all subway lines in the area. Security inspection; stations in Hangzhou, Jinhua, Ningbo, Wuxi and other places have improved key passenger pick-up and drop-off buses and local service handover processes to open up the "last mile" of passenger services in trains, stations and station areas.
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