CCTV News: Data from the 2025 comprehensive transportation Spring Festival travel work team showed that on February 7, the cross-regional flow of people in the whole society exceeded 210 million. Affected by the cold wave weather, the transportation department has taken a variety of measures to fully respond to the impact of the cold wave weather on the return journey of the Spring Festival travel rush.
In terms of railways, since the Spring Festival travel rush started on January 14 to February 6, a total of 310 million passengers have been sent. On the 7th, the return passenger flow continued to maintain a high level during the Spring Festival travel rush, and it is expected to send 14.1 million passengers. In order to cope with cold waves and strong winds, Beijing West Station has increased the monitoring and inspection frequency of waiting area temperature and heating equipment, strengthened care and assistance to key passengers such as the elderly, young, sick, disabled, and pregnant women, and provided hot water to elderly passengers to ensure that passengers have a warm and comfortable waiting environment.
On the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway in the high-altitude areas of the plateau, the Chengdu Industrial Section of the Chengdu Railway Chengdu Bureau organized workers to perform manual deicing operations on the top of the tunnel and on both sides of the tunnel at an altitude of 3,000 meters to ensure that the train operates normally during the Spring Festival travel rush and ensure the safety of passengers' travel.
On the highway, on the 7th, the turnover of people is expected to exceed 190 million. Affected by the cold wave weather, some sections of roads in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and other places were temporarily closed for traffic. The transportation department has taken measures such as deicing and snow removal, vehicle diversion, etc. to ensure the safety of vehicle traffic.
In terms of civil aviation, on the 7th, the national civil aviation plan implemented 18,766 flights. In response to cold wave weather, the Civil Aviation Administration also adjusted its flight plans in a timely manner based on unfavorable weather. At the same time, in order to meet the "reverse" travel needs of some tourists who staggered the Spring Festival holiday, some airlines continue to encrypt routes for popular tourist destinations.
