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China News Service, Beijing, December 30 (Reporter Du Yan) As a megacity, Beijing's urban rail transit network has an average daily passenger volume of more than 10 million passengers on weekdays. With the extension of the line and the expansion of passenger flow, how can subway operation ensure safe and fast arrival and meticulous service?According to Li Yuansheng, deputy secretary-general of the China Urban Rail Transit Association, this depends on the construction of smart city rail transit, so that the service is more warm, and the people can travel more at ease and more comfortably.
The urban rail transit line system includes various types such as subway, light rail, tram, urban rapid rail, maglev system, etc., which are the "arteries" of the city, connecting production and life. Li Yuansheng told China News Service that by the end of 2022, 545 cities in 78 countries and regions around the world have opened urban rail transit lines, with an operating mileage of more than 410,000 km. Among them, 189 cities have opened subway lines, with a total mileage of more than 20,000 kilometers.
According to data released by the China Urban Rail Transit Association in July this year, as of June 30, 2023, a total of 10,566 urban rail transit lines have been put into operation in Chinese mainland55 km. In the first half of 2023, 236 new urban rail transit lines will be added55 kilometers, and it is expected that about 600 kilometers of urban rail transit operation lines will be opened in the second half of the year.
China's urban rail transit continues to develop steadily, and the scale of the line network and passenger flow continues to rank first in the world. Among them, the subway mileage ranking also ranks first in the world, accounting for 47 of the world's subway mileage9%。Li Yuansheng said that compared with other public transportation, the subway has the advantages of large capacity, fast and efficient, safe and comfortable, green and energy-saving. More and more cities are building and extending subway lines.
At the end of this year, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Chongqing, Beijing and other cities have new urban rail transit lines put into operation. In Beijing, on December 30, the three sections of urban rail transit lines were put into trial operation, and the total mileage of the urban rail transit network increased from 807 kilometers to 836 kilometers, ranking first in the country.
Nowadays, the subway has become the first choice for people in Beijing, Shanghai and many other cities, and the average daily passenger volume of Beijing and Shanghai has reached 10 million on weekdays. According to the data, on December 28 this year, the total passenger volume of Beijing's urban rail transit was 111360,000 person-times, Shanghai reached 114730,000 people. On December 29, Guangzhou reached 106170,000 people.
In Li Yuansheng's view, the subway, as the main artery of urban public transportation, can greatly improve the efficiency of urban transportation, alleviate traffic pressure, improve the urban environment, enhance the image of the city, and promote the economic and social development of the city. However, due to the huge passenger flow during the peak period of the subway, compared with the ground transportation, it faces multiple challenges such as relatively narrow operating space, under the influence of these factors, how to maximize the safety of subway operation?
Li Yuansheng said that subway operation generally has more mature measures to ensure safety, such as regular inspection and maintenance of vehicles, tracks, signaling equipment, etc.;Provide professional training to employees, including operating procedures, emergency handling, safety awareness, etc., to improve employees' safety awareness and response abilityEquipped with safety monitoring equipment, emergency access and facilities, etc. In the event of an emergency, the metro system also has emergency measures, and has established an emergency contact mechanism with relevant departments to report and coordinate the handling of emergencies in a timely manner to ensure the deployment and support of emergency resources.
In the field of subways, China has made important breakthroughs in many aspects such as vehicles, communication signals, and engineering construction. Li Yuansheng believes that the construction of smart urban rail can be further promoted, the comprehensive integration of emerging information technology and urban rail passenger services can be strengthened, and a smart passenger service system with non-inductive entry and exit stations, efficient intra-network transfers, smooth connection outside the network, and smart service coverage can be builtStrengthen the integration construction, realize the refinement, management informatization and intelligent decision-making of the line network transportation organization, and realize the efficient and intelligent operation of the rail transit network in the metropolitan area and urban agglomeration.
With the extension of subway lines and the increase in the amount of time people spend using the subway, how to make the underground space more welcoming and comfortable?Li Yuansheng said that the answer can be found in the design of subway stations in many cities around the world. For example, multiple stations on the Seoul subway in South Korea are set up with art deco;A number of stations in the Tokyo Metro in Japan have set up rest areas, children's play areas, etc., to provide more convenience and comfort for passengersThe platform of the Moscow Metro in Russia is known as the "underground palace of art".
Li Yuansheng said that in China, many cities also have good practices, such as Beijing's subway line 4 set up a "subway library", Shanghai's many subway stations set up cultural displays, "can also increase intelligent information services, create theme carriages, etc., to enhance the subway system humanistic care, to provide passengers with a better riding experience, so that the 'hard equipment' is full of 'soft temperature'." ENDS).