CCTV News: According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Transport on the afternoon of May 2, on the first day of the May Day holiday, that is, on May 1, the cross-regional personnel flow in the whole society reached 332.714 million, an increase of 6.2% year-on-year. Among them, the railway passenger volume was 23.119 million, an increase of 11.7% year-on-year, setting a new high in the daily passenger volume; the highway personnel flow was 305.61 million, an increase of 4.7% year-on-year. The water passenger volume was 1.649 million, an increase of 87.5% year-on-year. Civil aviation passenger volume was 2.336 million, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year.
May Day holiday·Travel: On May 1, the number of passengers on railways hit a record high in a single day
Talking about the railways specifically. On May 1, the national railway sent 23.119 million passengers, setting a new high in the number of passengers sent in a single day. The proportion of tourist trains and silver trains has increased, driving the warming of holiday tourism along the route.
On May 1, the national railways sent a total of 23.119 million passengers, of which 15.671 million passengers were sent by EMU trains, an increase of 11.7% and 16.1% year-on-year, both of which set record highs. More than 2,000 passenger trains have been added across the country to meet passenger travel needs to the greatest extent.
On the 2nd, the national railway is expected to send 19.3 million passengers, and 1,636 passenger trains are planned to be added. Key stations increase transportation capacity. On May 1 and 2, the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Intercity will add 6 sets of reconnection and peak map trains to meet the travel needs of short-distance passengers between the two places. There were 12 additional trains between Beijing Daxing and Tianjin West, and the number of passengers to Beijing Daxing Station in a single day surged from less than 1,000 to 12,000. Long-term travel demand is booming. The increase in passenger flow from Jiangxi and Fujian provinces to Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Hainan, Xinjiang and other directions increased by 50% compared with the previous day. On May 2, 16 night high-speed rail lines were added to Nanchang west to Changsha south, Jiujiang to Guangzhou Baiyun, Ganzhou west to Shanghai Hongqiao and other directions.
While capacity increases, services are also constantly optimizing. The Liquan South Station of Yinxi High-speed Railway actively connects with local cultural, tourism and local transportation departments, implements free rides with high-speed rail passenger certificates, and free admission to all scenic spots. A study room is opened in the waiting room of Yangzhou East Station to improve tourists' travel experience. The May Day holiday is being held at the Canton Fair. Major hub stations in Guangzhou provide "multi-lingual" services such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and English at the service desks, ticket windows, verification channels, etc., and are equipped with real-time translation machines to provide more convenience for passengers to participate in exhibitions and travel.
May Day holiday·Travel: On May 2, the national highway passenger bus traffic exceeded 55 million
Let’s look at the roads. On May 2, road trips were mainly short-distance and surrounding tours within the province, and the traffic volume of highway small passenger cars across the country is expected to exceed 55 million. The Ministry of Transport stated that it will scientifically formulate transportation plans and increase the service guarantee capabilities of new energy vehicles to ensure smooth road trips during the holidays.
On the second day of the holiday, the proportion of short-distance travel has increased, and highways around popular tourist cities and highways leading to popular scenic spots will bear greater traffic. In addition, coastal cities such as Sanya, Zhuhai, Pingtan, and Zhoushan may also experience local phased traffic pressure increases. In view of the fact that short-distance traffic increases, local governments have scientifically formulated transportation plans to provide passengers with safe and smooth travel services. The transportation and power departments have joined hands to refine measures to ensure the charging of new energy vehicles. In the Jinan Service Area, the largest service area in Shandong, the power supply and transportation department has equipped the service area with a mobile emergency charging compartment, which can charge 6 electric vehicles at the same time, which can meet the charging needs of up to 216 electric vehicles in a single day and alleviate the charging anxiety of new energy vehicle owners.
The Ministry of Transport stated that it will take "one district, one policy" measures based on the actual increase in the proportion of new energy vehicles to ensure the charging service of new energy vehicles. In the major highway service areas across the country, by adding mobile charging facilities, guiding charging to opposite service areas, strengthening inspection and maintenance of charging facilities and equipment, the charging service guarantee capacity during the May Day holiday will be further increased by 50% compared with the Spring Festival in 2025.
