CCTV News: Starting from 0:00 on January 5, railways across the country will implement a new train schedule. This is the largest map adjustment before the Spring Festival travel season. What changes in railway development does the railway operation map adjustment reflect? Let’s find out together.
After the map adjustment, the national railway arrangement map has 13,028 passenger trains, 230 more than the current map; 22,859 freight trains are in operation, 91 more than the current map. Railway passenger and freight transportation capacity, service quality and Operation efficiency is further improved.
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Optimize the train operation structure in the southeastern region. On the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, two additional 350 km/h benchmark trains have been launched between Beijing South and Nanjing South, and four additional EMU trains have been launched between Xuzhou East and Nanjing South. More than 60 new trains will be added to the stations along the Hangzhou-Shenzhen Railway to facilitate travel for passengers along the line.
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Adjust the operation chart of high-speed rail in the central and western regions. After the opening of the Ji-Dayuan high-speed railway, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been deeply integrated into the national high-speed rail network, and EMU trains have been launched from Hohhot and Baotou to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Qingdao, Xining and other directions, significantly reducing travel time; Beijing North (Qinghe) Station has launched services to Xi'an, Xi'an and other places for the first time. Trains in cities such as Lanzhou and Chengdu will strengthen exchanges between the capital and central and western cities; using the Nanning-Yulin section of the South-Zhuhai High-speed Railway, 18 EMU trains will run from Yulin North to Nanning East. The 16 "D" prefixed trains on the Guiyang-Guangzhou High-speed Railway will be upgraded to "G" prefixed trains, and the travel time from Guiyang to Guangzhou South will be reduced by up to 1 hour and 33 minutes.
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Optimize some train operation plans. An additional 14 EMU trains will be opened between Beijing North, Qinghe and Zhangjiakou to meet the travel needs of commuters. The first EMU trains from Yanji West to Taiyuan South and North Normal-speed passenger trains from Harbin West to Xiamen will further strengthen the interconnection between Northeast China and other regions.
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The daily schedule of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link The number of cross-border EMU trains has increased to 242, and EMU trains originating from Xi'an North, Wuhan, and Jieyang to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station have been launched for the first time to facilitate cross-border personnel exchanges.