CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- According to Chongqing City Transportation Development & Investment Group Co., Ltd., during the Spring Festival holiday, the public transport passenger flow in the downtown areas of Chongqing gradually recovered, with a total of 21.423 million passengers transported from January 21 to 27, and daily average of 3.06 million passengers, up 25% compared with the same period in the previous three years. The overall transportation was stable and orderly.

During the Spring Festival holiday, more than 700 regular bus routes operate as usual to ensure the travel of passengers in external transportation hubs and major scenic spots, and timely evacuate passengers in accord with the principle of "no arrival of trains and planes, no service-ending of buses". The ground bus has served 8.596 million passengers in total, with an average of 1.228 million passengers per day.

In terms of rail transit, 11 lines and 272 stations were in normal operation, with 223 trains operating every day. During the Spring Festival holiday, the rail transit has served 12.827 million passengers, with an average of 1.832 million passengers per day. It is worth mentioning that due to the overall increase in the number of citizens and tourists traveling during the Spring Festival holiday this year and the joint impact of the newly opened CRT Line 9 Phase II and CRT Line 10 Phase II, the rail transit passenger flow during the holiday period has reached the peak in history, accounting for 60% of the total passenger flow of public transport.

In addition, as one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, the Yangtze River Cableway served 107,000 tourists in seven days, with an average of 15,000 tourists per day, up 53.6% from last year. The daily average passenger flow of Liziba Station was 56,000 people, with a year-on-year increase of 319.6%; The daily average passenger flow of Ciqikou Station was 59,000, up 72.2% from last year.

During the Spring Festival holiday, the passenger flow of public transport hubs in the downtown areas showed a trend of "low first and then high". At the peak of the return trip during the holiday, the passenger flow of public transport increased rapidly, and the maximum number of passengers served per day reached 382,000. During the seven-day holiday, the public transport hubs served 1766,000 passengers, with an average of 252,000 people per day, a significant increase year on year. Among them, the daily average passenger flow of Chongqingxi Railway Station was 43,200 people, Chongqingbei Railway Station was 102,400 people, Shapingba Railway Station was 77,200 people and Jiangbei International Airport was 29,400 people. (Translated by Liu Sha, Fathom Language Limited)