Chongqing railway stations expect 14.5 million passenger trips during this summer travel rush
2024-07-03 13:18:19
CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- This year's summer travel rush will last for 62 days from July 1 to August 31. During this period, Chongqing railway stations expect 14.5 million passenger trips, with average daily passenger trips of 234,000, increasing by 811,000 trips, up 5.9% year-on-year. 260,000 passenger trips are expected to be made on the peak day.
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This summer travel rush expects a strong and sustained demand for travel, mainly including summer trips by students, tourist travels, business trips and family visits. The first ten days of July will see college students returning home as the main passenger flow, and the middle and last ten days of July, the first and middle ten day of August will see tourists traveling as the main passenger flow; while the middle and last ten days will see tourists traveling, people visiting family and students returning to schools as the main passenger flow. Considering an increase of tourists during the past several holidays, it is expected that family travel will continue to be hot during this summer travel rush. Based on the ticket sales for now, cities such as Wanzhou, Chengdu, Guiyang, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an and Kunming are relatively popular favorites.
Chongqing railway stations strengthen passenger-flow analysis, enhance analysis and judgment on passenger flow trend with big data, and dynamically arrange transportation capacity deployment by increasing trains and multiple-unit trains to meet passengers’ needs for travel. The current plan for increasing trains to the station involves increasing 17 pairs of trains, including 4 pairs at Chongqingxi Railway Station, 12.5 pairs at Chongqingbei Railway Station, and 0.5 pairs at Shapingba Railway Station, i.e.
Chongqingbei ~ Hankou D4176/5, Chongqingbei ~ Hankou D4178/7, Chongqingxi ~ Baotou (Hohhot) Z4033/2 and Z4031/4, Chongqingbei ~ Wanzhoubei C6382/1, Chongqingbei ~ Wanzhoubei C6384/3, Chongqingbei ~ Wanzhoubei C6385/6, Chongqingbei ~ Wushan C6388/7, Chongqingbei ~ Tongnan D5145/6, Chongqingbei ~ Tongnan D5143/4, Chongqingbei ~ Shizhu D5150/49, Chongqingbei ~ Xiushan K9421/2, Chongqingbei ~ Wulong K9425/6, Chongqingbei ~ Xiushan K9427/8; Chongqingxi ~ Zunyi D8595/6, Chongqingbei ~ Neijiangbei G8536, Neijiangbei ~ Luohuangnan G8535, Luohuangnan ~ Chongqingxi D8590, Chongqingxi ~ Qijiangdong D8597/8; Shapingba ~ Chengdudong G8694.
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Warm tips from Chongqing railway stations: due to the dense crush load in stations during this summer travel rush, please take valid identity documents for buying tickets with you, check the date, time, station and train number of travel and other information, reach the station in advance to reserve sufficient time for check-in and waiting trains, and avoid delaying your departure. (Translated by Jane, Fathom Language Limited)
Editor:江夷玮