Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 13th Title: Spring Festival travel rush welcomes the "big exam" in 2023.
Xinhua news agency reporter
The Spring Festival of the Year of the Rabbit is approaching, and the annual curtain of Spring Festival travel rush has been opened. This Spring Festival travel rush is the first Spring Festival travel rush after the epidemic prevention and control entered a new stage. Facing the peak passenger flow that has not been seen for many years, most areas have experienced cold weather of rain and snow, and are facing a "big exam".
In the early morning of January 7, the EMU train stopped at the parking line of Wuhan EMU (photo of UAV splicing). Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhizun photo
The passenger flow is rising rapidly, and the trip is busy and orderly.
At 16: 00 on the 12th, the express bus terminal in Dali, Yunnan Province was full of people, and passengers carrying big bags and small bags kept shuttling in the station.
"Short-and medium-distance passenger transport is a useful supplement to airplanes and motor trains. After the start of Spring Festival travel rush, the passenger traffic volume of Dali increased by about 10% month-on-month, and the passenger flow was mainly short-distance passengers in Dali. " Zhou, assistant general manager of Dali Transportation Group, said.
With the acceleration of the implementation of the "Class B and Class B Management" measures, the cross-regional personnel flow is accelerated, and the accumulated travel demand for returning home for the New Year, visiting relatives and friends, and sightseeing in the past three years has been released. This year, the passenger flow in Spring Festival travel rush has turned from a low level to a rapid increase.
On January 7, in the waiting hall of Shenzhen North Railway Station, passengers were ready to check in and get on the bus. Xinhua News Agency reporter Mao Siqian photo
According to the data from the Ministry of Transport, the total passenger flow in Spring Festival travel rush this year is estimated to be about 2.095 billion, nearly double the same period last year. In the past week (from 7th to 12th) in Spring Festival travel rush, about 221 million passengers were sent nationwide.
Judging from the composition of passenger flow, this year, Spring Festival travel rush is expected to account for about 55% of Spring Festival travel rush’s passenger flow, about 24% for work flow, and about 10% for tourism and business travel respectively; The proportion of self-driving, intercity carpooling and customized passenger transportation will be further improved.
"This year, the peak of people flow and the peak of epidemic situation in Spring Festival travel rush are superimposed, which is the most difficult and challenging Spring Festival travel rush in recent years." Xu Chengguang, vice minister of the Ministry of Transport, said that with the rapid recovery and climb of passenger flow in Spring Festival travel rush, transportation has rapidly changed from low-load operation to full-load operation.
At 8: 00 am on the 11th, Cao Feng, who is doing business in Ganzhou, arrived at Ganzhou West Railway Station early, ready to take the G486 train back to his hometown in Zhengzhou for the New Year. He didn’t go home for three years with a big bag, full of Gannan specialties and Chinese New Year gifts for his little granddaughter.
"This year, foreign tourists have embarked on the journey of returning home, and the familiar Spring Festival travel rush is back." Chen Ping, a passenger attendant at Ganzhou West Railway Station, said.
On January 7th, passengers stopped at Suzhou Station. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Boshe
The transportation departments at all levels in the country have strengthened the transportation capacity dispatching guarantee and prepared for the "big exam".
In the hinterland of the Central Plains, Zhengzhou North Railway Station has formulated a transportation organization plan in advance to closely link the operations of various types of work and improve the efficiency of key operations such as dispatching and commanding and shunting operations; In the eastern coastal area, Hangzhou Railway Station plans to open 137 pairs of passenger trains, dynamically adjust the train operation plan according to the passenger flow situation, and increase the passenger capacity … …
Transportation and logistics are connected with people’s livelihood. Near the Spring Festival, consumer demand is growing rapidly. Qin Fanghua, the head of Zhengyi Industry Co., Ltd., a cosmetic brush manufacturer in Luyi County, Henan Province, organizes overtime production every day. The "sweet troubles" of too many orders keep her busy and happy.
"Compared with previous years in Spring Festival travel rush ‘ Customers increase goods and decrease goods ’ This year, the epidemic peak in Spring Festival travel rush has arrived one after another, and the transportation demand for all kinds of medical and epidemic prevention materials, holiday living materials and key materials such as energy and food this winter and next spring will increase greatly. " Xu Chengguang said.
He said that at present, the national traffic "artery" and logistics "microcirculation" are generally smooth, the key logistics hubs are running smoothly, the main logistics operation indicators are stable and good, and the transportation of various key materials is safe and orderly.
On January 7, at Wuhan Station, flight attendants hung New Year lanterns on the train. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhizun photo
Equipment comprehensive "physical examination" to ensure smooth road network
On the 10th, the snowstorm plummeted in Guozigou, Yili, Xinjiang.
On the steep slope with visibility less than 10 meters, snow removal vehicles are driven against the wind in turn. With the cold wave coming, the accumulated snow thickness on the pavement of Saiguo Expressway passing through this area reached 30 cm.
"Affected by the windy and snowy weather, we can’t clear the snow as fast as it snows." Liang Xiaopeng, deputy manager of Yili Branch of Xinjiang Xinlu Highway Maintenance Group Co., Ltd. said. In the past few days, Liang Xiaopeng and more than 10 colleagues have carried out five rounds of snow removal operations on the Guozigou section by adopting the "people stop" cycle operation mode to ensure the safe and smooth operation of the road network.
Since 2020, the transportation industry has been in a state of low-load operation for a long time, the vehicles have been out of service for a long time or operated at a low level, and the skills of employees have become unfamiliar. In addition, the year-end and the beginning of the year have always been a period of high incidence of safety accidents, and bad weather such as low temperature, cold wave, rain, snow and freezing are prone to occur frequently in Spring Festival travel rush, which brings great challenges to safety production management.
In the early morning of the 7th, on the west side of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, more than 10 railway flaw detectors were conducting "overtime physical examination" on key parts such as rail turnouts around Hongqiao Station.
In order to avoid the risk of turnout damage at low temperature and accurately detect the tiny cracks on the rail surface of turnout section, on the basis of the original ultrasonic flaw detection and double-track flaw detector, Shanghai Railway Department introduced eddy current flaw detection "robot", which can realize all-round flaw detection of special parts of turnout only by one person.
Walking into the comprehensive maintenance depot of Fuzhou East Depot of Nanchang Railway Bureau, you can see a huge display screen. The screen is marked with different colors to show the maintenance progress of 15 stations, such as bogie, car body, coupler, brake and quality inspection. This real-time monitoring system of maintenance production quality is a part of the digital intelligent maintenance based on big data analysis, which can analyze the operation progress of the maintenance site around the clock and realize the visualization and traceability of the operation process.
The person in charge of the transportation department of China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. said that during the period of Spring Festival travel rush, the railway department will conscientiously implement various measures for epidemic prevention and control and safety management, and at the same time make good use of the resources of new lines and new stations opened in 2022, as well as the advanced equipment such as Fuxing EMU newly put into use, so as to enhance the overall function of the road network and enhance passenger capacity.
In addition, during the period of Spring Festival travel rush, the road transport department will comprehensively inspect and maintain the facilities and equipment to be put into Spring Festival travel rush, and strengthen the dynamic monitoring and management during the operation of "two passengers and one danger" vehicles. Strengthen risk investigation on long bridge tunnels, continuous long downhill roads and other sections, and dynamically release weather conditions and traffic control information.
On January 7th, passengers checked the train information in the waiting hall of Xi ‘an Railway Station. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yibo photo
Travel healthily and return home safely.
At 0: 17 on the 8th, China Southern Airlines flight CZ312 from Toronto to Guangzhou landed at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, which was the first international flight in China after the overall plan of "Class B and B Management" and the implementation of the new entry policy of the Civil Aviation Administration.
After the flight landed, the inbound personnel no longer implemented closed-loop transshipment, centralized isolation and other measures, and passengers walked out of the arrival hall one after another. Ms. Gong, who just reunited with her family, said: "After hearing the news that there is no need for isolation, I immediately booked a plane ticket to return to China. I am so happy."
"To do a good job in Spring Festival travel rush this year, epidemic prevention and control is crucial." Cai Tuanjie, Director of the Department of Transport Services of the Ministry of Transport, introduced that this year, the Spring Festival travel rush Work Class issued the guidelines for the prevention and control of the epidemic situation in Spring Festival travel rush, issued the guidelines for travel services in Spring Festival travel rush, strengthened the whole chain management, urged transport practitioners to implement detailed prevention and control measures, and guided the public to do a good job in personal health protection.
On January 7, at Fuzhou North Bus Station in Fujian, passengers were ready to board the bus. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Peiquan photo
Returning home healthily is undoubtedly the best gift for your family.
"Doctor, I often cough up phlegm. Is there any way?" "I have been coughing for seven or eight days. Do you want to go to the hospital for examination?" … … On the K212 train from Ningbo to Guangzhou, a special health science popularization is going on. Doctors from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine popularized Covid-19’s personal protection knowledge and coping methods after infection, and answered passengers’ on-site consultation.
"During their stay in Spring Festival travel rush, passengers were concerned about personal protection. Therefore, we specially invite doctors to get on the bus and give health talks and on-site consultations for passengers during the trip, so that passengers can feel at ease on their way home. " Chen Meifang, Party branch secretary of Yong-Guang motorcade in Hangzhou Passenger Transport Section, said.
No longer check the negative certificate of nucleic acid test and health code for passengers, and no longer carry out landing inspection; Actively promote the application of online ticket purchase, e-ticket, self-service ticket inspection and other services, and expand the scope of paperless and contactless services; Proper encryption of cleaning and disinfection, ventilation and air exchange frequency & HELIP; … It is everyone’s common wish to pass the epidemic prevention and go home safely.
Looking at the highway, covering more than 300 cities across the country, the traffic numbers opened by more than 670 traffic management agencies will release travel information related to major traffic control, public travel policies and dynamic traffic events such as road closure and construction every day. These important information, Gaode Map App will prompt the passengers who go home in time in the form of message push, pre-departure prompt and voice broadcast;
Looking at railways, local railway departments have implemented the code scanning service of "railway running smoothly" on more than 3,200 sets of EMU trains nationwide. By scanning the code of "railway running smoothly" on the armrest of the seat, passengers can inquire about the travel service information such as the train’s delay, running position, connecting trains and traffic connection.
On January 6, on the tarmac of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, captain Kan Shibo inspected the passenger plane before taking off. Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Yushe
Looking at aviation, Nanning Airport opened the "easy security check" channel, greatly reducing the passenger security check time; Daxing Airport in Beijing launched the aging service of "local accent companion", and staff proficient in local dialects sent "the warmth of fellow villagers" to passengers.
In Spring Festival travel rush in 2023, more than 2 billion people will migrate. The lively and warm China Year is back, and the hot fireworks are back.