On the eve of the Spring Festival, a "village evening" full of ethnic customs and strong New Year's flavor was held on the slow train from Guiyang City to Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren City. Villagers and railway workers along the line went into battle, and they used the carriage as a mobile stage to show a new picture of the festive and peaceful Dong village of Miao Township.
The 5640 5639 train is a slow train that runs through the ethnic minority areas of Guizhou and must stop at every station, with a mileage of 337 kilometers connecting hundreds of ethnic minority villages along the way. Villagers along the line take the slow train to go out to visit relatives and friends, and at the same time carry agricultural products such as chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, melons, fruits and vegetables from the deep mountains to the city or sell them on the train. For them, this slow train is not only an important means of transportation, but also a "get rich express" out of the mountain.
In order to allow villagers to sell agricultural products and buy New Year goods, starting from 2019, the railway department will build a "New Year Goods Shop" from the beginning of the Spring Festival to Chinese New Year's Eve, and contact merchants to purchase a batch of New Year goods for affordable sales on the train. Every time the New Year's goods shop opens, a dazzling array of New Year's goods are placed on both sides of the carriage, and the flaming Chinese knots and red lanterns are hung on both sides of the carriage, and the smell of fresh vegetables, full of life, and strong human touch are intertwined. This year, the train has also been upgraded and equipped with themed special carriages such as "Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop", "Mobile Book House" and "Health Station" to further meet the needs of villagers and enhance the passenger experience.
This slow train, which has been running since 1997, is now not only a "vegetable selling train", but also many tourists will take this slow train to "check in" to enjoy the scenery along the line and feel the characteristic ethnic customs. In the era when high-speed rail is so developed, this is precisely the temperature of the slow train.
At about 15:20, Zhang Ziqing, who works in Harbin, stepped on the D6953 train to Mudanjiang, and 1 hour and 34 minutes later, she will transfer to the public welfare slow train - 6286 train at Mudanjiang Station to return to her hometown. This slow train has been running for nearly 70 years and has been warming the way home for passengers.
At 16:59, the D6953 train stopped at Mudanjiang Station on time, and under the guidance of the station staff, Zhang Ziqing stepped on the slow train that he never forgot.
The 6286 6288 train is the only pair of passenger trains between Mudanjiang City and Changting Town, with a total distance of 74 kilometers and a one-way running time of more than 2 hours.
In order to meet the travel needs of the people along the line, a convenient WeChat group has been set up on the train, equipped with simple folding stretchers, agricultural product display trays, plastic bags, spring scales, sewing kits and other convenient items, and opened train shopping "big sets", online live broadcasts, agricultural and sideline products ** and other services.
This slow train with an average speed of less than 50 kilometers per hour, carrying people along the way between towns and mountain villages, its "slow" and Harbin high-speed railway "fast hurry" is in stark contrast, "one fast and one slow" together paved the people to get rich, study, return home, travel happy road.
In Shandong, there is a 7053 7054 green train, since 1974, it has served the masses in the mountainous area of Luzhong between Zibo Station and Taishan Station, the whole journey is 184 kilometers, and the fare is only 11$5.
The 7053 7054 train was originally a commuter train for railway employees, and in order to meet the travel needs of the people in dozens of villages in the mountainous areas along the way, tickets began to be sold to the public. Most of the trains are remote and mountainous along the route, with 59 culverts, 56 bridges and 22 tunnels scattered along the 184-kilometer line.
In the 90s of the 20th century, this train became an important means of transportation for the local people to go out to work, study and visit relatives. At the same time, farmers along the line began to take this train out of the mountains to sell agricultural products, and at that time it was also affectionately called the "Zhuanghu Train" by the villagers.
In April 2020, the train was upgraded to an air-conditioned locomotive, and the front of the train was upgraded from a diesel locomotive to an electric locomotive, and the speed was also increased from 32 km/h to 34 km/h. The passenger riding environment has improved, and the comfort has been significantly improved, but the ticket price has not increased.
The small train passes through 6 characteristic towns and 15 beautiful ancient villages in Boshan, Zichuan and other places, and in recent years, ecological agriculture along the line has developed rapidly, and there are many bases of apple, strawberry, kiwifruit, black fungus, and organic forest fruit characteristic agricultural products. Riding a small train to catch a big market, taste farmhouse meals, and buy some local products has become a must for many tourists.
According to statistics, in recent years, the small train has sent about 400,000 passengers per year, and more than 60% of the passengers are tourists. Many people made a special trip to experience the slow train, and the former "Zhuanghu train" became a "tourist train".
Producer: Li Jie.
Choreographer: Liu Ruijuan.
Reporter: Wu Siyang, Tang Tiefu, Zhu Xiaoguang.
Reporters: Zhang Long, Hu Feng, Hou Jiyao, Li Yuxiang, Zhang Zhen, Liang Zhaofu.
Voiced by: Xu Xiaomeng (intern).
Part of the material**: Qiandongnan Prefecture Rong ** Center.
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Opening production: Xia Yong.
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