Original title: Kuangdangdangdangdang... Let's go and plant rice seedlings on the train!
What is the experience of transplanting rice seedlings by train?
The rice planters in Sanjiang Plain have the answer.
With the sound of the whistle, the special train K5161 for transplanting rice leaves Suihua Station in Heilongjiang Province slowly and runs to the main farms in the Sanjiang Plain.
This year is the 25th year that China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has launched the special train for transplanting rice seedlings, and nearly 1.9 million people have taken the special train. Every year, after sowing their own farmland, many farmers will choose to work in the Sanjiang Plain. Taking the train to plant rice seedlings has become a different landscape.
Train for unblocked spring ploughing
”At the square in front of Suihua Railway Station, the rice transplanters formed a long queue. Zhao Yesheng, the passenger transport duty director of Suihua Railway Station, introduced the rice transplanters to the reporter, just like an old friend. "A lot of rice transplanters here are old timers. They have sat down for many years after the special train for rice transplanters opened, and they can talk for a long time every year when they meet." As one of the sponsors of the special train for rice transplanters, Zhao Yesheng has participated in the service work of the special train for rice transplanters for 25 years.
"Every year during the spring ploughing season, a large number of migrant workers flock to the Sanjiang Plain. People on the train are very busy, and there is no place to go. So many people can't buy tickets, so we applied upward to open a special train for transplanting rice seedlings."
The Sanjiang Plain area of Heilongjiang Province has a large rice planting area and good quality. The total grain output accounts for one ninth of the national total. It is an important major grain producing area and commercial grain production base in China. A large number of labors are required to prepare and transplant rice every spring ploughing season. Transplanters can earn nearly 10000 yuan if they work for more than 20 days, which has become one of the main incomes of local farmers. Since 2000, China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has launched the first "special train for transplanting rice seedlings" to serve migrant workers.
An annual gathering
Wang Tao, the 54 year old conductor of the train, greeted the passengers with familiarity. "The annual train operation is like a family gathering, very cordial.". Working on the special train for transplanting rice for 15 years, Wang Tao witnessed the change of farmers' travel. "Usually, there are fewer trains to Sanjiang Plain. The special train for transplanting rice can not only provide sufficient transport capacity, but also cover the main farms at the stops," said Wang Tao.
"Not only the air-conditioned train, but also the sleeper is set up, and the running speed is nearly double that of the previous train, which is really 'a comfortable sleep to the destination'!" Passenger Yang Weilin is 50 years old this year, which is his tenth time to take the special train for transplanting rice seedlings.
A plastic bucket covered with rice husks on the floor attracted attention. After Yang Weilin removed the rice husks on the surface, most of the buckets of goose eggs were exposed. "Workers will share the delicious food in their hometown. This time, I brought some fresh goose eggs for everyone to taste," said Yang Weilin.
Replace old clothes with new ones
More than ten years ago, rice transplanters were all wearing camouflage clothes, carrying large parcels, and carrying agricultural tools. Every rice transplanter trip was more like a migration. In recent years, the most significant change is the change of people. The rice transplanters dressed up with new faces, light luggage and smiling faces.
Li Changming from Qinggang County, Suihua City and six villagers from the same village go to Jiansanjiang Agriculture every year to raise seedlings, pick seedlings, transplant seedlings, and open transplanters. They are capable of all kinds of work. "Now is the mechanical age. You can run a rice transplanter, so you are more popular. You don't have to worry about finding a job." Li Changming said with a smile. In the past 25 years, the transplanting operation has stepped into the modern mechanical era from the former manual operation, and the special train for transplanting has also ushered in its upgrading. From the initial overcrowding and poor conditions, to the present, there are more vehicles, spacious space, and significantly improved service quality. The ride experience is not what it used to be. The only thing that remains unchanged is that it is also the "gold rush train" and "wealth train" connecting home and work place.
Think about what passengers need
"I have been to this farm for several times, and the person in charge is very enthusiastic" "Their family has many paddy fields, and they have been able to work for more than half a month"... In the No. 11 carriage, passengers held up their mobile phones to take pictures of the employment information forms posted in the carriage while discussing.
"In order to help passengers match suitable jobs, we will collect employment types, farm information, contact information, etc. in advance, and make an employment information sheet to post on the train." Steward Zhao Yong said, "Before each train starts, there will be large growers who will provide us with employment information, which we will review and then dynamically provide to passengers."
"We should think of the needs of passengers ahead of us," said Luo Yanyan, a steward. The convenience service box also has woven bags, power packs, flashlights and other daily necessities ready for passengers in need at any time for free.
Move the skill lecture to the car
"We often cooperate with schools, hospitals and other units to send new knowledge and skills to farmers," said Wang Tao.
"At the same time, why are the two seedlings tall and strong and the other short and yellow? That's because the temperature, depth and density have different effects when transplanting or transplanting..." Inside the carriage, the passengers listened attentively to the course of Qu Bin, associate professor of Northeast Agricultural University.
In addition to the agricultural knowledge class, this year's train is also equipped with a "medical service" theme car. "When you encounter mild lumbar sprain, you can apply cold compress first and then hot compress..." In the theme car, steward Guo Fang explained some common medical knowledge.
This year, around Suihua, Qiqihar, Jiamusi and Harbin, 40000 migrant workers are expected to go to the Sanjiang Plain by train to plant rice seedlings. According to the passenger flow, the railway department will dynamically adjust the transportation capacity by "one map per day", and meet the travel needs of spring plowing production personnel by taking measures such as adding trains, adding carriages, and extending the travel time of special trains.
It is not only the special train for transplanting rice seedlings. As the country with the longest operating mileage of high-speed railway, China still keeps dozens of pairs of public service slow trains every day, covering 22 provinces (districts, cities), stopping at more than 600 stations, passing through Yanbian, Jilin, eastern Inner Mongolia, western Hunan, Yunnan Guizhou, Daliang Mountain, southern Xinjiang and other regions.
"Exclusive school bus" in the mountains
The 5633/5634 train between Panzhihua and Puxiong is a veritable "school bus", which witnessed the Daliang Mountain children's dream of learning and changing their lives. Adjust the train stops according to the principle of "entering the city early, leaving the city late, and not feeling dark at both ends" to facilitate the travel of people along the line. At the same time, the train insists on not increasing the price all the year round. The highest ticket price is 25.5 yuan, and the lowest ticket price is only 2 yuan. It has become the only choice for people along the line to go out, study, and visit relatives. It is an economical, convenient and fast "bus".
At stations where schools are concentrated, such as Xide and Xinliang, drivers will honk more when approaching the station to let students know that the railway "school bus" is coming, which has become the "little tacit understanding" between locomotive drivers and students along the line.
"Every time we are approaching the station, uncles who drive public welfare 'slow trains' will sound a flute to remind us that the train is coming in," said Jijiwal, a junior high school student in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
Sheep can also take the train
It is understood that the sheep took the public welfare "slow train" running on the Chengdu Kunming Railway. The highest ticket price was 25.5 yuan, and the lowest ticket price was only 2 yuan. The price has not increased for many years.
The relevant person in charge of the railway department told the reporter that the 5633/34 passengers are usually composed of 95% Yi passengers, 5% Han passengers and employees along the railway.
Sometimes, Yi tourists will carry some poultry and local specialties to visit relatives and friends. In order to meet the needs of local villagers, the train has set up a special poultry and livestock carriage, which is refitted from the luggage compartment and is very spacious.
Normally, after pigs, sheep and other animals get on the train, the staff will move them to this special carriage to separate people from animals, and set livestock drainage ditches in the carriage to prevent pollution of the carriage.
A netizen asked: Does Sheep buy standing ticket, sitting ticket or consignment ticket?
The answer is: Sheep don't need to buy tickets, just the owner.
One yuan slow train carrying "big basket team" into the city
In the mountain village area of Chengde, Hebei Province, there is a team that goes to the city by train to sell fruit. On the train, they usually carry dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of large baskets of fruit, which is called "big basket team" by local villagers and train attendants.
From Xinglong County to Chengde, this train passes through 12 stations, including Nanwanzi, Xinzhangzi, Xidamiao, Shangbancheng and other places, which are the main production areas of fruits and vegetables in Chengde, and also the main stations for the "big basket team" to get on the train. Every summer and autumn harvest period, the "big basket team" takes the train to the city to reach the peak. The number of fruit farmers on a train can reach hundreds. The seasonal fruit is sold out and then the stored fruit is sold. The "big basket team" on the train is non-stop all the year round.
Starting from Xinglong County, 6433 train runs 101 kilometers in the whole journey, with three carriages. The lowest fare is 1 yuan, and the price will not be adjusted in 26 years. In order to facilitate fruit farmers to take large baskets of mountain goods onto the train, the seats on the traditional train were removed and installed into shelves, increasing the space for enlarging the baskets.
Slow trains become "tourism special trains"
During the May Day holiday, 7053 public welfare "slow trains" from Zibo to Tai'an were favored by tourists and became one of the popular choices for many tourists to experience short distance leisure travel during the holiday.
With its unique "slow" pace and rich cultural and tourism resources along the way, this train has attracted a large number of tourists to experience, so that they can enjoy the charm of nature and enjoy a leisurely slow life.
With the flow blessing, 7053 public welfare "slow trains" were more busy. A staff member from Zibo Train Depot said that a very interesting phenomenon had occurred in more than a year: after many tourists came to Zibo to clock in, the next stop was often to take the 7053 train to Tai'an to climb Mount Tai in the early morning. Those tourists who travel in Tai'an also often take the 7054 bus to Zibo to feel the warmth and enthusiasm of this central Shandong city.
(Comprehensive sources: Heilongjiang News Network, People's Daily, Southwest Railway, Chaoxin News, Beijing News, Qilu One Point, etc.)
