Original title: The railway welcomed the peak passenger flow yesterday, and reporters visited the station on the spot to ensure that 757000 passengers were sent in Beijing
On February 7, the peak passenger flow of the Spring Festival was ushered in, and the number of passengers at Beijing West Railway Station increased significantly. （ Photographed by An Xudong ）
On February 7, Beijing's major railway stations ushered in the peak day of passenger flow during the Spring Festival. According to China Railway Beijing Bureau, 757000 passengers were sent to Beijing on the same day. As can be seen from Beijing West Railway Station, the passenger flow at the station has increased significantly, and some ticket checking passengers in the waiting room have been lined up at the gate, and the ticket checking gate has been opened to the greatest extent. The Beijing West Railway Station will also use the underground temporary waiting area dynamically according to the passenger flow.
Dealing with batch release of instantaneous large passenger flow gate
The arrival of travel peak before the festival can be felt in the subway. Many passengers with luggage can be seen in the carriages of Metro Line 7 bound for Beijing West Railway Station. "The subway and railway security check of Beijing West Railway Station are mutually recognized, which is very convenient without the need for a second security check. Now more than half of the passengers take the subway to the West Railway Station," said the person in charge of Beijing West Railway Station.
On February 7, 228 trains were opened at Beijing West Railway Station, which is expected to send 223000 passengers. The main destinations of passengers are Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Wuhan, Changsha and other popular cities, as well as Guangzhou Shenzhen, Chengdu Chongqing, Kunming, Nanning and other directions.
At 8:30 on February 7, at the entrance of the first floor in the north of the West Railway Station, there was a continuous stream of passengers, without long queues. In order to improve the efficiency of security inspection, the station opens 17 security inspection channels at all entrances. At the gate cleaning point, the "emergency passenger passage" is very eye-catching. Passengers who drive within 30 minutes can enjoy the fast arrival service. At the same time, a fast entrance channel is set up in the north ticket hall, so that passengers can directly check their tickets to get in the station after buying tickets.
All 13 waiting rooms of Beijing West Railway Station were opened. In the fifth waiting room, we can see that the train C945 bound for Handan is waiting for inspection. Since there are nearly 1200 passengers on this train, the passengers waiting for inspection have lined up at the door of the waiting room, and three ticket gates have been opened in the waiting room at the same time.
The staff introduced that in order to avoid too much pressure on the platform caused by the instantaneous large passenger flow, for safety reasons, the measures of sectional release will be taken according to the situation, allowing passengers to pass the gate in batches and then go to the platform in order.
Temporary waiting area serves delayed passengers
Recently, affected by the cold, snow, freezing rain weather in central and eastern China, some trains at Beijing West Railway Station were delayed. In order to ensure the response, Beijing West Railway Station dynamically uses the underground temporary waiting area to guide some train passengers to wait in the underground waiting area and disperse the pressure of the waiting room in the station. According to the management committee of key stations in Beijing, the temporary waiting area is located on the basement in the north, providing more than 200 chairs, ginger syrup, tool boxes, emergency power packs, etc. for passengers.
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At the door of the waiting room of Beijing Railway Aixin 036 beside, the staff held a thick stack of work orders, pregnant women entering the station, wheelchair passengers, and taking babies to travel... All the information above was the passenger information of the scheduled transfer station on that day. On peak passenger flow days, the service volume of key passengers at Beijing West Railway Station increased by 20%, providing "one-on-one" services for two to three hundred passengers who need wheelchairs and stretchers every day.
Launch free parking for half an hour
It is necessary to remind passengers that from 0:00 on February 6 to 24:00 on February 8, and from 0:00 on February 15 to 24:00 on February 18, 20 parking lots in Beijing's seven major railway stations will offer free parking for 30 minutes. From the P3 parking lot in the North Square of Beijing West Railway Station, both private cars and taxis can enjoy free parking for half an hour.
On February 7, Beijing Railway Bureau of China sent 1.1693 million passengers in total, including 757000 passengers in Beijing, nearly 100000 more than on February 6. On February 8, Beijing is expected to send 790000 passengers, with 173.5 additional passenger trains planned, including 128.5 direct passenger trains to Taiyuan, Shenyang, Harbin, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Hohhot, Wuhan, etc; 45 more trains will be opened for the short distance between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. (Sun Hongyang)
