The first day of the 2025 Spring Festival travel rush

The Lanzhou-Zhanghai High-speed Railway Xinwushaoling Tunnel

The first Spring Festival travel rush after it was opened to traffic

At around 8:20 on January 14, the D8885 EMU train from Lanzhou west to Wuwei East passed through the Xinwushaoling Tunnel. This is the first Spring Festival train (drone photo) that has arrived after the Xinwushaoling Tunnel is opened to traffic. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing

The tunnel is located in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province. The total length is 17.125 kilometers, with a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour. Wushaoling, the "gateway" that crosses the Hexi Corridor, is the "gateway" here. Here, the average annual temperature is only minus 2℃

The temperature has dropped sharply to minus 20℃

In the early morning of January 14, the bridge and tunnel worker went to the Xinwushaoling Tunnel operation location (drone photos). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing

In the early morning

A group of people were on the cold heads and on the severity of snow

White mist exhaled from their mouths and noses

The faces and hands were frozen red

Every inch of the air was filled with a biting cold...

In the early morning of January 14, the bridge and tunnel workers walked into the Xinwushaoling Tunnel. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing

They are bridge and tunnel workers and line workers from the Lanzhou High-speed Railway infrastructure section of China Railway Lanzhou Bureau. This is the last time they inspected the Xinwushaoling Tunnel before the Spring Festival travel rush

They were the last time they inspected the Xinwushaoling Tunnel before the Spring Festival travel

In the early morning of January 14, in the Xinwushaoling Tunnel, the bridge and tunnel workers used small hammers to inspect the side walls and construction joints. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing

"Today's work subject is to check the tunnel drainage system and side wall construction joints

Now start checking the tools

Prepare to enter the tunnel

Today is the first day of the Spring Festival travel

Everyone must cheer up

Cheer-in-one..."

The "post-95" bridge and tunnel foreman Jin Xiao gave the order

Workers skillfully picked up the tools

Start into intense work

Such nights

They have experienced countless

In the early morning of January 14, in the Xinwushaoling Tunnel, line workers used railway track inspectors to check the geometric dimensions of the line. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing

Zhang Xueyan is also a "post-95" foreman

He will stick to the front line during the Chinese New Year this year

This is the third Spring Festival where he cannot reunite with his family

"I still miss home during the Chinese New Year

But when I get home, I will also worry about these equipment and lines on site

It is better to walk around here

Let's go more and see more

Have a good heart"

In the early morning of January 14, the bridge and tunnel workers were about to enter the Xinwushaoling Tunnel. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing

A worker said

Don't want to make videos at home during the Chinese New Year

Because there are lonely parents in the video

There are thousands of lights outside the window, which makes me feel very uncomfortable.

The railway is constantly speeding up, but their reunion is often "later". They are the heroes behind the Spring Festival travel rush. May they be safe and may they go home as soon as possible. Reporter: Wang Junjie, Lang Bingbing