CCTV News: From 0:00 on January 5, the national railway will implement new train operation maps. This is the largest adjustment map before the Spring Festival travel rush. What changes does the adjustment map of railway operation reflect in railway development? Let’s learn about it together.
After adjusting the map, the national railway arranged 13,028 passenger trains, an increase of 230 from the current map; 22,859 freight trains were launched, an increase of 91 from the current map, and the railway passenger and freight transportation capacity, service quality and operating efficiency were further improved.
Optimize the train operation structure in the southeast region. The Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway has increased 2 benchmark trains with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, and 4 EMU trains have been added between the East of Xuzhou to Nanjing. More than 60 new train stops are added at stations along the Hangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, which is convenient for passengers along the route to travel.
Adjust the operation chart of the high-speed rail in the central and western regions. After the Jidayuan High-speed Railway was opened, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region deeply integrated into the national high-speed railway network and launched EMU trains from Hohhot, Baotou to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Qingdao, Xining and other directions, with travel time greatly reduced; Beijing North (Qinghe) Station launched trains from Xi'an, Lanzhou, Chengdu and other cities for the first time to strengthen exchanges between the capital and cities in the central and western regions; using the Nanning to Yulin section of the South-Zhuhai High-speed Railway, 18 EMU trains from Yulin North to Nanning East were launched. The quality of the 16 "D"-headed trains in the Guiyang-Guangzhou High-speed Railway will be upgraded to "G"-headed trains, and the travel time from Guiyang to Guangzhou South will be reduced by up to 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Optimize some train running plans. 14 EMU trains between Beijing North and Qinghe to Zhangjiakou have been added to meet the travel needs of commuter passengers. The first is to drive the Yanji West to Taiyuan South EMU train and the Harbin West to Xiamen North ordinary passenger train, further strengthening the interconnection between the Northeast region and other regions.
The daily arrangement of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway has increased to 242 cross-border EMU trains, and the first EMU trains to start and end from Xi'an North, Wuhan, Jieyang to Hong Kong West Kowloon Stations will be launched to help cross-border personnel exchanges.
