Railway services across China have taken targeted measures to respond to the May Day holiday travel rush, which started on Tuesday and is expected to see 144 million railway passenger trips within eight days.
According to China Railway Taiyuan Group (CR Taiyuan), its railways will handle an estimated 2.97 million passenger trips during the holiday period, up 3.9 percent year on year.
CR Taiyuan has increased train operations to meet the surging travel demand, especially on the routes to Beijing and Xi'an in northwest China.
China Railway Guangzhou Group (CR Guangzhou) has adopted targeted measures based on the daily travel rush chart, enhancing transport capacity by running extra trains or adding extra carriages.
"To meet the demands of travelers, Guangzhou South Railway Station has implemented the 'one day, one chart' policy. From April 29 to May 6, we plan to add 1,368 high-speed trains," said Wang Juan, a technician at the railway station.
In northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan Railway Station is expected to send 430,000 passengers, a daily average of 53,700, during the May Day holiday, with local railway authorities making plans for the precise allocation of transport capacity for busy areas and periods.
The railway station has also provided passengers with smart services covering off-board transportation, catering, and hotel accommodation.
In Jining City of east China's Shandong Province, technicians have carried out a safety upgrade of power transmission lines crossing high-speed railways, electrified railways, and expressways to prevent wire detachments that may cause accidents.
Chinese railway services take targeted measures to handle May Day holiday travel surge
