Night high-speed rail service to ease transport pressure |
2014-01-25 06:21 |
The first high-speed night train departing from A staff member surnamed Song from Beijing West Railway Station said the night trains have been added temporarily to help more passengers go home during Spring Festival, the most important festival for family reunions in the country, which falls on Jan. 31 this year. The southern mega-city of "I caught the train after work in the afternoon and arrived at my home in A train attendant said all 1,003 seats on the train were sold out. The Ministry of Transport has forecast that Chinese passengers will make 3.62 billion trips this Spring Festival, placing tremendous pressure on trains, planes and roads. Despite the rapid expansion of But safety concerns over the night trains may hold some people back from buying tickets. "It's too fast, and unexpected things may happen, especially at night," said a passenger surnamed Wang in |