Railway stations in Guiyang cope with holiday travel rush

Passengers wait at a railway station in Guiyang. [Photo/Guiyang news network] 

The three major railway stations in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, are expected to serve 3.51 million passengers from Jan 7 to Feb 15, which is the travel rush period of the 2023 Spring Festival.

Guiyang, Guiyang North, and Guiyang East railway stations have further tweaked their systems for ticket sales and passenger transportation, strengthened personnel preparation and repaired equipment and facilities so as to create a comfortable travel environment. 

During the 40-day travel rush, railway passengers in Guiyang are mainly composed of migrant workers, students, travellers and business people. 

The passengers leaving the province are mainly bound for the cities of Jinhua, Yiwu, Shanghai and Nanjing in East China, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in South China, as well as Chengdu and Chongqing in Southwest China. 

Staff members at a railway station in Guiyang help passengers. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

The major travel destinations within the province are Liupanshui, Zunyi, Bijie, Anshun, Kaili and Tongren. 

It's expected to be two peak travel days on Jan 27 and Feb 6.

To cope with the sharp increase in travel needs, Guiyang, Guiyang North, and Guiyang East railway stations have planned to operate 72 round-trip ordinary-speed trains, 214.5 round-trip high-speed trains, and 81.5 round-trip high-speed trains, respectively. 

In addition, Guiyang Railway Station will add five temporary ordinary-speed trains, Guiyang North Railway Station will add 13 temporary high-speed trains and Guiyang East Railway Station will add 10 temporary high-speed trains.