On January 29, the press conference of Beijing's 2024 Spring Festival cultural activities in the Year of the Dragon was held at the Beijing Municipal People's Information Office. In response to the traffic congestion problem in the holiday scenic spot that netizens are concerned about, He Yihai, the second-level inspector of the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, introduced that in combination with the cultural activities launched by the city, focusing on the differentiated travel needs of citizens and tourists, the Municipal Transportation Commission organized various operating enterprises to increase transportation capacity and provide a variety of transportation methods to serve everyone to visit.
In terms of ground buses, this year, 7 new special routes to popular attractions such as the Universal Resort, the Badaling Great Wall, and the three major cultural buildings of the sub-center have been opened, which can be directly reached by one line. At the same time, strengthen the connection of popular attractions such as Qianmen, Nanluoguxiang, Summer Palace, and Yuanmingyuan.
In terms of rail transit, this year's Spring Festival will increase the capacity of key routes to tourist attractions and other key lines, and prepare for the delayed operation of key lines at night on peak days. Popular tourist attractions and business districts in the urban area can be directly reached by subway. It is recommended that citizens and tourists choose the subway to travel.
Suburban railway, S2 line directly to Badaling Great Wall and other scenic spots. The Huaimi line goes to Mutianyu Great Wall, Yanqi Lake, Gubei Water Town and other scenic spots. The sub-center line leads to the sub-center of the city. The train timetable can be queried on the WeChat of "Beijing Suburban Railway".
In terms of tourist passenger transport, long-distance passenger stations such as Liuliqiao have opened tourist passenger lines to popular scenic spots such as Yanqing Olympic Park and National Alpine Skiing Center.
In view of the shortage of parking spaces around the scenic spot, the supply of temporary parking will be increased according to local conditions, such as Dongcheng coordinated the setting of two temporary parking spaces around the temple fair, and the Grand Canal Museum and other three major buildings combined with the surrounding idle sites to temporarily add more than 2,000 parking spaces. At the same time, it will rely on the MaaS platform to share the dynamic and static compliance data of the registered parking lot with map service providers (AutoNavi). Citizens and tourists can inquire about the surrounding parking lot information and parking guidance services in real time through map service providers. In addition, the two levels of the urban area will strengthen supervision, severely crack down on illegal activities such as "black fees, arbitrary fees", and create a safe and orderly travel environment.
Text: Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhao Tingting.