On October 7, the last day of the National Day holiday, railways and highways ushered in the return peak.
The reporter learned from the Shanghai Railway Station (under the jurisdiction of Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station, Shanghai Hongqiao Station, Shanghai Songjiang Station, Shanghai West Railway Station, Nanxiang North Station, Anting North Station, Anting West Station, Songjiang North Station, Jinshan North Station) that on the same day, the railway Shanghai Station is expected to arrive 676,000 passengers (194,000 passengers at Shanghai Station, 37,000 passengers at Shanghai South Railway Station, 428,000 passengers at Shanghai Hongqiao Station, and 17,000 passengers at other stations), and a total of 692 arriving trains (456 trains at Shanghai Hongqiao Station), ushering in the highest peak of return passenger flow. At the same time, many passengers to Shanghai will also choose to return, the station is expected to send 400,000 passengers on the same day, plans to open Hefei, Xuzhou, Xi'an and other directions of passenger trains 89 (Shanghai Hongqiao Station 67).
At the Shanghai Railway Station Station, many passengers who come out of the train station choose to take the subway. At the subway security checkpoint No. 1, which is closest to the entrance and exit of the railway station, passengers line up to enter the station in turn. The subway staff on the side also constantly reminded passengers to enter the station through other security checkpoints at the station to reduce queuing time.
In order to ensure the orderly evacuation of arriving passengers, the waiting rooms of Shanghai Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Station will continue to be open to the public 24 hours a day to provide a comfortable waiting environment for night travelers. Shanghai Railway Station has deployed additional staff and volunteers at key locations such as passenger passages to guide and protect densely populated places such as platforms, escalators, and exits. The station will also give full play to the advantages of the transportation hub, strengthen communication with the station area management committee, subway, bus and other departments, and do a good job in the evacuation of arriving passengers by opening additional shifts and extending operating hours.
The railway department reminds passengers that during the holiday, there is a large number of railway passengers, and many passengers have lost their belongings at the station and on the train. If you accidentally lose your luggage, you can call the 12306 customer service hotline, or log on to the official website of Railway 12306 and the 12306 APP to register the lost property information. In addition, from October 1, the lost and found office of Shanghai Hongqiao Station will be relocated to the B1 arrival floor, and passengers who arrive to collect their lost items at the station do not need to enter the station, but can directly go to the comprehensive service center opposite the arrival south exit 1 of Shanghai Hongqiao Station to collect them.
The reporter learned from China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. that on the same day, the Yangtze River Delta Railway ushered in the peak of return passenger flow, and it is expected to send 3.57 million passengers on the same day, an increase of 166,000 passengers or 4.9% compared with the same period in 2023 (October 6).
In order to facilitate returning passengers, on October 7, Metro Lines 1, 2, 10 and 17 plan to add fixed-point additional buses, and the departure time of the last train will be extended to 0:00 the next day. At the same time, the subway operator will also pay close attention to the night passenger flow of the Hongqiao hub, and according to the on-site passenger flow demand, it may further extend the operation time of the fixed-point additional trains.
The expressway experienced a wave of return peak on October 6, and at 24 o'clock on the same day, the rear of the G40 urban direction (Yangtze River Tunnel) was still slow down for 8 kilometers. It was not until 2:30 a.m. on the 7th that the traffic situation of the entire road network returned to normal. However, the traffic flow on the morning of the 7th was relatively stable. According to the information from the Traffic Command Center of the Municipal Transportation Commission, as of 11 o'clock on the same day, the slow sections of the whole road network were concentrated in: 6 kilometers behind the G50 urban direction (Shenhai Interchange); Slow down for 2 kilometers in the direction of G2 city (upstream of Jiamin toll station).
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