CCTV News: On March 12, the 2025 Yangtze River Delta Railway Spring Tour Transportation Plan was released. From March 14 to April 14, 29 passenger trains will be added, focusing on strengthening the capacity guarantee of core cities and popular scenic spots to meet the needs of passengers for outings.

With the improvement of the Yangtze River Delta high-speed rail network, the demand for high-speed rail spring outings has increased significantly. Data shows that medium and short-distance routes within the "3-hour high-speed rail transportation circle" are the most popular, and weekend "micro vacations" have become the norm, and tourism scope extends from traditional popular cities to southern Anhui, central Zhejiang, northern Jiangsu and other places.

In response to this change, in 2025, the railway will accurately match the transportation capacity needs of the railway. It is planned to add 28 pairs of high-speed trains and 1 pair of ordinary trains to maximize the capacity expansion for central cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei, and popular destinations such as Yangzhou, Huangshan, and Qiandaohu. From March 14 to April 14, it is estimated that 86 million passengers will be sent, with an average daily average of 2.688 million passengers, an increase of 6.3% year-on-year. Silver hair special train is launched, and silver hair people enjoy "slow time"

At the 2025 National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, how to fully meet the needs of the elderly and stimulate the development potential of the "silver hair economy" has become one of the topics that representatives and members pay close attention to. With the improvement of consumption capacity of the elderly and the change of consumption concepts, they pay more attention to "slow travel" than young people. This spring, in Shandong, the first silver-haired train in 2025 has already set off. The silver-haired people enjoy the spring scenery and experience the national customs on the soothing and leisurely journey.

At 8:48 on March 9, accompanied by the crisp whistle, the "Qilu Star" silver-haired tourism special train Y64 slowly drove out of Yantai Station. The train carries a total of 770 passengers with an average age of over 60 years old, with a 14-day trip. It spans five provinces and cities, Hunan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou and Jiangxi, and finally returns to Yantai, which is a spring outing.

During the train, a variety of activities were arranged on the train, including singing and dancing performances, knowledge guessing, and you can also experience making Jiaodong flower cakes. In addition, calligraphy and painting creation areas, psychological counseling areas, health monitoring areas, etc. can also allow passengers to spend "slow time" that is both fulfilling and happy. The train has added elderly-friendly services to make travel more comfortable

This silver-haired tourism special train departs from Yantai Station in Shandong, because most of the service targets are the elderly. Therefore, an elderly-friendly service was added in the carriage, reflecting special care for silver-haired passengers in the details.

In addition to equipping key elderly passengers with emergency call locators, the Silver Hair Special Train has also introduced AI intelligent travel monitoring equipment suitable for aging, and two professional doctors have arranged to inspect the car throughout the car to provide health management services for the elderly at any time.

Compared with ordinary trains, the itinerary of the Yinhai Special Train connects multiple tourist points, realizing the flexible arrangement of "day travel, night travel, car follow people".

Xu Mei, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of the trade union of Shandong China Railway Culture and Tourism Group, introduced that more than 40 silver-haired tourism trains are planned to be launched in 2025. The online design is based on the characteristics of the season and the love of the elderly. It is planned to launch a special spring flower viewing train in the spring of 2025. At the same time, there will be more improvements and service improvements in the transformation that is suitable for aging.