Huashan Commentary丨Feel the warmth of home during the journey

"Woodblock New Year Paintings: Feel the Warmth of Home on the Journey" comic book author: Jian Liyuan, Ma Meng, You Zhou

Home is the harbor of the soul, is our eternal dependence, back home for the New Year, with relatives, feel the warmth of home, is the hope of the wanderer. In the 2024 Spring Festival, the railway department will set off the atmosphere of home on the way home, so that passengers can feel the warmth of the big family in advance.

"Woodblock New Year Paintings: Feel the Warmth of Home on the Journey" comic book author: Jian Liyuan, Ma Meng, You Zhou

The "hard" strength of railway construction has given the railway department the confidence to provide high-quality services to passengers. In the 2024 Spring Festival, traveling by train will be the choice of 480 million people, sending passengers to the mainland railway at a record high. In 2023, the national railway will complete the investment in fixed assets of 764.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%, and 34 projects, including the Lixiang Railway and the Guinan High-speed Railway, will be completed and put into operation. On the land of China, the steel arteries extend vertically and horizontally, solid steps have been taken to build a modern railway infrastructure system, and the world's largest high-speed rail network and advanced railway network have been further improved. These road networks throughout China bring passengers a faster and better travel experience, effectively supporting the mainland's Spring Festival transportation capacity demand, allowing passengers to travel in an orderly manner and return home faster.

"Woodblock New Year Paintings: Feel the Warmth of Home on the Journey" comic book author: Jian Liyuan, Ma Meng, You Zhou

The "soft" strength of the railway 12306 has added aura to the creation of a warm Spring Festival. The 12306 system has been upgraded from a "conductor" to a "travel butler", dynamically adjusting the ticket allocation strategy every day according to the passenger flow trend, taking into account the travel needs of long-distance and short-distance passengers, and timely placing the ticket amount at stations with large passenger flows, so as to maximize the protection of passenger travel needs. Features such as waitlist ticket purchase have also further improved the ticketing experience for passengers, allowing the journey home to be in the palm of your hand.

"Woodblock New Year Paintings: Feel the Warmth of Home on the Journey" comic book author: Jian Liyuan, Ma Meng, You Zhou

The perseverance of the railway people has built a solid safe Spring Festival transportation road. During the Spring Festival, the majority of railway workers strengthened the inspection and maintenance of equipment and facilities to ensure the safety and smoothness of the main railway arteries. The station and train staff optimize the service measures, and dynamically increase the security check and verification channels in a timely manner according to the passenger flow, so that the passengers entering the station, waiting, boarding and landing, and leaving the station are more smooth and convenient. Strengthen communication with the municipal transportation department, scientifically dispatch public transportation resources such as subways, buses, and taxis, and open up the last mile of passenger travel services. They treat passengers like family, give them warmth, work hard in their respective positions, and build the station and train into a happy station leading to home. (Wang Zhihong)

"Woodblock New Year Paintings: Feel the Warmth of Home on the Journey" comic book author: Jian Liyuan, Ma Meng, You Zhou