CCTV***February 4 is the tenth day of the 2024 Spring Festival. In the past few days, the Spring Festival has encountered rain, snow and freezing weather, and the railway and other departments have strengthened response measures to ensure that passengers return home safely.
Affected by widespread snowfall and freezing rain, passenger flows such as expressways are concentrated at high-speed rail stations. In the early morning of the 3rd, the icing of the catenary from Hanchuan to Dafu section of the Hanyi Line caused a power outage, and trains in the direction of Shanghai, Wuhan, and Sichuan and Chongqing were affected. Hefei South Railway Station suspended 12 trains and delayed 47 trains.
Hu Peipei, ticket attendant of Hefei South Passenger Transport Workshop of Hefei Station: On the one hand, we have increased the window for refund and change, and on the other hand, we have increased emergency forces in the waiting area and platform area.
Affected by rain and snow, as of the morning of the 3rd, 159 trains in Wuhan, Hubei Province were suspended, and some trains were delayed, which greatly affected passenger travel. In order to avoid the situation of stranded passengers, Hankou Railway Station has opened additional security channels, provided guidance services, and opened temporary train areas to provide a comfortable waiting environment for passengers who are delayed by trains. At the same time, in order to cope with the pre-holiday travel peak, the Wuhan railway department has also strengthened air-rail combined transportation to provide convenience for passengers who need to transfer planes.
Reporter Zhang Lei: My current location is Lanzhou Railway Station, and the snowfall in Lanzhou is still continuing. Affected by snowfall, 42 lines and 136 liner buses in the Lanzhou Passenger Transport Center have been suspended, and the passenger flow has flocked to the railway, and on February 2, the Lanzhou Railway Bureau sent more than 240,000 people, an increase of more than 30,000 people year-on-year. In response to this situation, the Lanzhou Railway Bureau optimized the train operation plan and increased the capacity to meet the needs of passengers.
Reporter Chen Chen: My current location is Wusi West Road in Xining City, which is also one of the main traffic sections in Xining City, starting from February 2, Xining City has received light to moderate snowfall, you can see that the snowflakes are still very large, and the continuous snowfall will make the snow and ice in high-altitude areas and shady roads aggravated, and the local public security traffic management department is cleaning and disposing of the road surface to ensure that the road is smooth.
At present, there are different degrees of snow and ice on national highways, provincial highways, and urban and rural roads in Qinghai, resulting in road traffic safety hazards and some road traffic control.
In order to effectively deal with this round of rain, snow and freezing weather, from the 2nd to the 3rd, the Shanghai Bureau of the National Railway operated 39 de-icing and anti-icing trains, and dispatched more than 4,000 snow and de-icing personnel. The major railway stations under the jurisdiction of the Zhengzhou Bureau of the National Railway are open 24 hours a day to ensure the normal operation of ground equipment such as passenger track turnouts and snow melting equipment, as well as on-board equipment such as locomotive and bullet train speed and signal sensors.