The Information Office of the State Council held a press conference today to introduce the situation and work arrangement of the 2019 Spring Festival games. This year's Spring Festival will start on January 21 and end on March 1, totaling 40 days. It is estimated that 2.99 billion passengers will be sent across the country, an increase of 0.6% over the previous Spring Festival. What's the matter with 2.99 billion people in the Spring Festival? 2.99 billion people in the Spring Festival games.
On the whole, the total contradiction between the supply and demand of passenger transport in spring this year will be further alleviated. The passenger flow will show the characteristics of "tight in front and loose in the back". The travel modes of the masses are increasingly diversified. During the peak period, some railway lines are relatively tense, and the traffic pressure of some sections of expressway is relatively high. In order to ensure the smooth and safe return of passengers, highway, civil aviation, railway and other departments maximize their transport capacity.
Lian Weiliang, deputy director of the national development and Reform Commission: civil aviation is expected to arrange 532000 shifts, an increase of about 10% over the previous Spring Festival. More than 810000 operating buses and 21 million passenger seats have been put into the road; more than 20000 passenger ships and about 1 million passenger seats have been put into the water transportation.
At present, the railway has passed the peak period of ticket pre-sale. This Spring Festival, the number of passengers sent by the national railway will reach a new high, with an estimated 413 million.
Li Wenxin, deputy general manager of China Railway Corporation: before and after the festival, 4787 and 4860 pairs of passenger trains will be arranged respectively, with a year-on-year increase of 468 and 460 pairs respectively. For the full passenger flow directions from Guangshen to Chengdu Chongqing and Wuhan, from Huning Hangzhou to Chengdu Chongqing and Wuhan, and from Fuzhou to Chengdu Chongqing, it is planned that all EMU trains will be reconnected or in large formation.
At the same time, on the basis of Beijing Guangzhou, Shanghai Kunming, Guiyang Guangzhou and other high-speed rail continue to open night EMUs, this year, it will open night EMU trains between Chongqing and Guiyang, increasing the transportation capacity of the channel from Guangzhou to Chengdu Chongqing, which has the most strong demand.
In order to ensure sufficient transportation capacity in spring, 1172 "Zhinan trains" from 11 Railway Group companies set out one after another from January 15, respectively to Hubei, Guangdong, Chongqing and other key areas.