Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 14th Title: Ensuring Spring Festival travel rush’s "warmth" with meticulous "heart" — — The first-line experience of Spring Festival travel rush railway in 2023
Xinhua News Agency reporters Chen Xu and Ding Jing
With the opening of the first Spring Festival travel rush after the epidemic prevention and control entered a new stage, the railway passenger flow rose rapidly. How does the railway department ensure a safe Spring Festival travel rush, an orderly Spring Festival travel rush and a warm Spring Festival travel rush? With questions, the reporter visited important railway stations and railway services in Beijing.
Emergency passenger access and medical services, Spring Festival travel rush’s "homecoming" is very warm-hearted
Full of anxious to return wanderers, heading for the hometown looking forward to reunion. Since entering Spring Festival travel rush on January 7th, the passenger flow of major railway stations in Beijing has been rising continuously. According to the data of the Ministry of Transport, it is estimated that the total number of passengers in Spring Festival travel rush this year will be about 2.095 billion, returning to 70.3% in the same period in 2019.
During the period of Spring Festival travel rush, passengers lined up in the waiting hall of Beijing South Railway Station to check in, which was orderly. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xu)
"Thanks to the adequate preparation in the early stage, the operation of Beijing South Railway Station is generally stable and orderly." Dong Fang, secretary of the Party branch of Beijing South Railway Station Passenger Transport Workshop of China Railway Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd., said that the station analyzes the passenger flow demand in real time, grasps the pre-sale and standby situation of tickets for key hot directions in time, and puts in capacity step by step.
At the entrance of Beijing South Railway Station, a passenger found the station staff: "There are still 15 minutes to drive, please help me." Under the guidance of the staff, the passenger got on the bus smoothly through the "urgent passenger" channel.
On the platform, Han Chang, a staff member of Runqiu Service Group, is pushing disabled passengers onto the bus. "To serve passengers, we have no destination." Han Chang said that every "Spring Festival traveler" has devoted himself to his work and used more meticulous work to ensure the warmth and peace of mind of passengers during their journey.
On the platform of Beijing South Railway Station, Han Chang (first from the right), a staff member of Runqiu Service Group, is helping key passengers. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xu)
It is reported that during the Spring Festival travel rush this year, Beijing South Railway Station was not completely closed at night, and a rest area was designated for passengers who needed to wait for a rest; Open a medical service point in the waiting room in conjunction with Beijing You ‘an Hospital to provide help to passengers in need; Set up a "small color bar" for the navigation of bus routes to major railway stations in Beijing, and provide portable call bells for key passengers … …
"Warm service is reassuring." Mr. Song, who brought his children to see a doctor in Beijing from Weifang, Shandong Province, said that the high-speed rail lines are getting denser and denser, and he can travel to and from Beijing on the same day, hoping that the children in the Year of the Rabbit will recover and have a better life.
First "physical examination" and then online, high-speed rail "doctor" to protect train safety
After three years of epidemic, the railway passenger flow plummeted. Many vehicles "lie prone" on the road in the depot. How are their maintenance work done? Can you successfully pass the "big exam" in Spring Festival travel rush? The reporter went to the largest EMU maintenance base in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei — — Beijing EMU of China Railway Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd.
As the only EMU in Beijing, Beijing EMU is equipped with 228 EMUs, which are responsible for the maintenance and debugging of EMUs on Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Zhangjia and Beijing-Harbin lines.
During the period of Spring Festival travel rush, two Harmony cars were being overhauled in the maintenance workshop of Beijing South motor vehicle application of Beijing EMU. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xu)
"Others have holidays, and the busier we get, the colder and busier the weather." Wei Wei, deputy section chief of Beijing EMU Depot, led the reporter to the maintenance workshop. In order to ensure the EMU to go online in Spring Festival travel rush in the best condition, the Depot began preparations early.
At eight o’clock in the morning, technician Wan Qixin packed his equipment and began to carry out maintenance. In the eyes of high-speed rail "doctors", "seeing a doctor" for the train is a "conscience work", and every link is indispensable. To be foolproof, we must be in awe.
Wan Qixin’s team is going to inspect the hollow shaft of the train today, which has a great influence on the safe operation of the EMU. In the past, when overhauling, the old master used to beat with a small hammer and listen to the sound to judge the injury. Now it is more reliable and efficient to use ultrasonic flaw detectors.
Technician Wan Qixin (first from left) put the flaw detector weighing more than 40 kilograms into the hollow shaft. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xu)
"After the start of Spring Festival travel rush, the 12 maintenance lanes of the whole station kept ‘ Overturn ’ 。” Wan Qixin said that with the launch of various models such as Harmony, Fuxing and Fuxing intelligent EMUs, the challenge of maintenance work is even greater. Technicians should constantly learn and enhance their skills to ensure the health of vehicles and the safety of Spring Festival travel rush.
Healthy New Year’s Day Reliving Winter Olympics "Ice and Snow Tour" of Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway is very popular.
With the opening of Spring Festival travel rush, the Beijing-Zhangjia high-speed railway ushered in the first skiing craze after the end of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
At Qinghe station, many passengers are waiting to take the D6715 train of Beijing-Zhangjia high-speed railway and go to Chongli to experience the fun of ice and snow. Wang Xiaoyong, the stationmaster of Qinghe Station of China Railway Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd., said that it is estimated that the number of passengers sent in a single day during Spring Festival travel rush will be between 20,000 and 25,000, which will reach the highest level since the station was opened.
Driven by the Beijing Winter Olympics, more and more people in Chinese understand and like ice and snow sports.
On the Beijing-Zhangjia high-speed train D6715, the conductor is checking the fixation of ski equipment. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee)
"Since the opening of Chongli Station for one year, the passenger flow has gradually increased. During the New Year’s Day holiday this year, the number of snowboards transported in a single trip has reached nearly 100. In time for Saturday and Sunday, the trains will be reconnected." Wang Yali, conductor of Beijing-Zhangjia high-speed railway in Beijing Passenger Transport Section, said that in order to facilitate passengers carrying skis, Qinghe Station added a ski consignment point in the waiting hall to facilitate passengers to check in.
Mr. Pang, a 25-year-old working in Shanghai, flew to Beijing on weekends. After changing from Daxing Airport to Qinghe Station, he transferred to Beijing-Zhangjia high-speed train to Chongli. "The whole process is smooth and the traffic is very efficient. We can go back to work on Monday after skating on the weekend." Mr. Pang said.
In the rising passenger flow, it is the warmth of quietly returning. In 2023, Spring Festival travel rush brought back people’s long-lost fireworks and revived vitality and hope. The new year will be even better.