China Railway Construction Successfully Completes 2026 Spring Festival Travel Rush Supply and Smooth Traffic Task

On March 13, the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush officially concluded. During this period, the total cross-regional movement of people across society reached 9.4 billion trips, with an average of 235 million trips per day, setting a new record high. In the face of this “big test” of transportation and people’s livelihood security, China Railway Construction Corporation’s operational units focused on highway network operation, urban rail transit operation, energy supply, hotel and cultural tourism sectors. They implemented robust measures to strengthen supply security and used warm-hearted services to safeguard travel routes, successfully completing the full-cycle supply and smooth flow tasks for the Spring Festival travel period.

Tourists participate in interactive lion dance performances at China Railway Construction·Nansha Huanyu City

During the Spring Festival travel rush, the total traffic volume at entrances and exits of “Railway Construction Expressway” sections approached 30 million, with over 20,000 calls answered via the service hotline, and more than 3,300 rescue personnel dispatched, effectively handling various emergencies. Facing the complex situation of the “Four Waves” of Spring Festival travel, operational teams organized over 6,500 staff members to stay at toll stations and service areas, scientifically allocating toll lanes based on traffic tides to ensure quick passage for all types of vehicles.

Convenience service counters set up at toll stations

In response to winter ice and snow weather, operational teams strengthened safety hazard inspections comprehensively, relying on smart operation management cloud platforms and integrated “air-ground-space” patrol systems to quickly address special situations, conducting over 850 clearance and rescue operations. In terms of travel services, various expressways actively carried out public welfare activities such as “Warmth on the Journey,” distributing safety driving materials and promoting safety knowledge to enhance drivers’ safety awareness and create a festive atmosphere. The “Red Flag Youth Commando Team,” formed by China’s most beautiful road sister team “Railway Construction Red Flag Squad,” also actively provided smiling and warm services, offering travelers a smooth, safe, and comfortable travel experience.

Timely handling of winter snow and ice emergencies

In the rail transit sector, cities like Tianjin, Chongqing, Guiyang, and Taiyuan maintained high standards to ensure smooth passage for citizens. During the Spring Festival travel period, these rail projects transported a total of 16.87 million passengers, operated 62,297 train trips, and achieved 100% punctuality and schedule adherence. Teams relied on “Iron Soldier Posts” and “Original Aspiration Posts” led by party members to strengthen crowd management, facilitate travel for special groups, and create themed scenes for the New Year, integrating characteristic service brands to infuse the entire journey with festive spirit and warmth.

Party members at the “Original Aspiration Post” provide guidance services to passengers

In Chengdu, Sichuan, China Railway Construction’s operational team managed maintenance tasks for over 210 kilometers of metro lines, including Chengdu Metro Lines 18 and 19, and Ziyang Line, covering subways, regional rapid lines, and trams. During the holiday, over 40 maintenance teams deployed more than 220 staff members daily in shifts, handling more than ten faults or hazards each day, silently completing a warm relay of “arrival.”

Power supply technicians inspect metro electrical equipment

In the railway operation sector, China Railway Construction’s managed railway transportation and freight yard projects ensured stable passenger and freight services, with a total freight turnover exceeding 1 billion ton-kilometers.

Ten-thousand-ton trains ready to depart at Zhugaita Station on the Shen-Suo Railway

The Shuo-Huang Railway freight team maintained the energy artery of west coal to east transportation, operating 25 locomotives around the clock to ensure energy supply, fully meeting the power needs of residents and industrial production; the Xiaoyuan freight yard operated continuously during the Spring Festival, efficiently completing over 30 batches of production material transfers; Wengma Railway opened a “green channel” for agricultural supplies, sending 27,000 tons of fertilizer since spring; three railway projects—the Huangshi local railway, Ziyun local railway, and Jiangling Power Plant railway branch—opened coal transportation “green channels,” sending a total of 600,000 tons of coal during the Spring Festival, solidly supporting the transportation of people’s livelihoods and production materials.

Bajiao Village scenic area attracts large numbers of tourists for sightseeing

In hotel and cultural tourism operations, China Railway Construction’s scenic spots, commercial projects, and hotels focused on enhancing services to meet the new spring consumption demands. The Guilin Danxia Bajiao Village Scenic Area launched special New Year activities, with visitor numbers and revenue during the Spring Festival holiday increasing by 72.88% and 68.40% respectively compared to 2025, achieving “double breakthroughs.” Commercial projects like China Railway Construction Nansha Huanyu City and Tianjin Railway Construction Plaza saw total passenger flow exceeding 2.89 million and sales reaching 100 million yuan during the Spring Festival, with year-on-year growth of 18% and 7.8%. Wenzhou Yusheng Hotel, Guotai Anning Hotel, and Yunnan Yadu Business Hotel upgraded their service quality and launched New Year-themed offerings, significantly increasing revenue and visitor numbers, activating new vitality in spring consumption with high-quality experiences.