The Spring Festival is a unique annual migration in China, and an important moment for hundreds of millions of Chinese children to return home and reunite with their relatives. However, in this year's Spring Festival, the long-distance bus station has become the most deserted corner. According to reports, the five major bus stations of Hangzhou Changyun are expected to send 18 passengers in 40 days70,000 passengers, compared with the 10.11 million passengers expected to be sent by Hangzhou Railway Station during the Spring Festival, the long-distance bus station is particularly deserted.
In the face of such a deserted situation, people can't help but ask: in the era of high-speed rail, trains, airplanes and other modes of transportation, what is the significance of the existence of long-distance bus stations?
In fact, although the long-distance bus station is a little deserted during the Spring Festival, it still carries important transportation tasks. Although the convenience of high-speed rail, trains and other means of transportation is becoming more and more prominent, long-distance buses still have their own unique advantages. For some elderly people who are not familiar with smartphone ticketing, long-distance buses are their first choice for travel. In addition, in some areas where trains and high-speed trains are not yet available, long-distance buses are still the only means of transportation connecting home and faraway places.
More importantly, the existence of long-distance bus stations also provides convenience for passengers with special needs. For example, some riders may want to drop off on the bus for shopping or errands en route, or need to ask for a specific departure time to make sure they arrive at their destination on time. These individual needs cannot be met in fixed-time transportation such as trains and high-speed trains.
Of course, long-distance bus stations are also facing great pressure and challenges. How to improve service levels, optimize shift scheduling, and meet the needs of different passengers are all problems that need to be considered and solved. But in any case, the existence of long-distance bus stations plays an irreplaceable role in protecting the travel rights and interests of grassroots people, meeting special needs, and making up for the shortcomings of transportation modes such as railways and aviation.
At the same time, the busy scene of railways, high-speed railways, and airplanes during the Spring Festival also reflects the progress of society and the development of the times from one side. More and more elderly people are learning to use smartphones to buy tickets, and more and more regions are connected to trains and high-speed rail, which are all manifestations of social civilization and progress. And it is this progress that has gradually reduced the demand for long-distance buses, but it does not mean that it has no value.
In short, although the long-distance bus station seems deserted during the Spring Festival, it still carries the travel needs of many grassroots people. In today's increasingly developed transportation modes such as railways and high-speed railways, long-distance bus stations should not be forgotten or ignored. We should see the value of its existence and give it enough attention and support. Because in this tide of Spring Festival, the long-distance bus station is also one of the important passages for people to go home.