This year's "May Day" holiday transportation period is from April 29 to May 6, a total of 8 days. During the holiday transportation period, Xinjiang Railway is expected to send 1,518,100 passengers, with a daily average of 189,800 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%, and is expected to be the peak of passenger flow on May 1, sending 277,000 passengers.
In order to cope with the peak of passenger flow during the holiday, the Xinjiang railway department formulated a transportation guarantee plan in advance, and maximized the transportation potential by organizing the operation according to the peak operation map, the reconnection of the "Fuxing" and "Harmony" EMUs, and the opening of more popular directions.
It is understood that during the "May Day" holiday transportation period, the Xinjiang railway department will open 214 additional passenger trains. Among them, 138 Linke trains were added in the direction of Yining, Karamay, Kuitun, Tacheng and Altay in northern Xinjiang, 54 trains were added in the direction of Hotan, Aksu and Korla in southern Xinjiang, and 22 trains were added in Shanshan and Tuha in eastern Xinjiang.
Yang Li, Director of the Market Development Office of the Passenger Transport Department of China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group Co., Ltd.: "This year's 'May Day' holiday is highly intertwined with the flow of family visits, tourism, students and commuting, with a large total number of trips, concentrated passenger flows at the beginning and end of the holiday, and strong demand for short- and medium-distance passenger flows in the middle. Before the holiday, the flow of tourists in Xinjiang is between Urumqi and Yining, Shihezi, Korla, Aksu, Kashgar, Hotan, Hami, Turpan and other prefectures, as well as the large node cities of Dizhou City radiate to the surrounding cities and towns; Xinjiang is mainly in Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Xi'an, Chengdu and other popular tourist directions".
During the holiday transportation period, major stations in Xinjiang will introduce a number of measures to ensure the convenient travel of passengers of all ethnic groups.
Zhang Qiusheng, safety officer of the passenger workshop of Urumqi Station: "In order to do a good job in passenger service during the 'May Day' holiday, we will dynamically adjust the security check and real-name verification channels according to the passenger flow, arrange special personnel to carry out publicity and guidance, and strengthen the organization of transit passengers to ensure the smooth and orderly flow of transit lines." We will increase assistance in handling business at self-service ticket vending machines and mobile apps, reduce the queuing time of passengers who purchase tickets, strengthen the inspection of facilities and equipment, continuously improve service quality, and serve passengers to travel conveniently."
Tips
The additional passenger trains during the holiday period are subject to the announcement of 12306. The Xinjiang railway department reminds passengers who use the Internet or mobile phone client to purchase tickets, the railway 12306 website (including mobile phone client) is the only official online ticketing channel for train tickets, and does not charge any additional fees, please buy tickets through official channels to protect their legitimate rights and interests and personal information security. During the holiday, passengers travel intensively and the passenger flow is large, please pay attention to the railway 12306 website (including mobile phone client) in advance, understand the train number and ticket information, arrange the itinerary reasonably, reserve sufficient time to enter the station and take the train, carry your belongings according to the regulations, and achieve civilized travel during the journey to jointly maintain a good travel environment.