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Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

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Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush
Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Vehicle fitter Zhang Mingmin inputs serial numbers, model types, manufacture dates and other information for bearings at the wheel and axle workshop under China Railway Taiyuan Group Co., Ltd. in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Railway staff memers prepare for de-icing operation in a tunnel of Lyuliang Mountain in Lyuliang City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Railway staff member Wu Yunlong conducts sewage suction at Taiyuan South Railway Station in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Mechanic Dang Zichun maintains a bullet train at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance center in Jinzhong, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Security staff members check passengers’ belongings at Yanggao South Railway Station in Yanggao County of Datong City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 8, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Vehicle fitter Li Weiping checks the axle at the wheel and axle workshop under China Railway Taiyuan Group Co., Ltd. in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

A laundry worker arranges washed bedding at a washing and catering center under China Railway Taiyuan Group Co., Ltd. in Jinzhong, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

High-speed train drivers Ma Xiaodong (L) and Yang Tianyu check the facilities inside a bullet train at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance center in Jinzhong, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 10, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Staff members pack the meal at a washing and catering center under China Railway Taiyuan Group Co., Ltd. in Jinzhong, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Mechanic Liu Shu checks the facilities inside a bullet train at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance center in Jinzhong, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Mechanic Li Zhenhe maintains a bullet train at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance center in Jinzhong, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Maintenance workers carry out railway maintenance operations in Lyuliang City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Railway staff memer Ma Guowei carries out de-icing operation in a tunnel of Lyuliang Mountain in Lyuliang City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Crane driver Wang Shujie walk upstairs at a maintenance center under China Railway Taiyuan Group Co., Ltd. in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 10, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Crane driver Wang Mengyuan works on an overhead traveling crane at a maintenance center in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 10, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Shunting driver Zhao Jie directs shunting operations at Yuncheng Railway Station in Yuncheng City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 11, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Deliveryman Shi Yujie walks towards the platform to deliver food at Taiyuan South Railway Station in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 10, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Mechanic Jiang Dekuo maintains a bullet train at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance center in Jinzhong, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Railway staff member Zhang Lingbo assists passengers to check in at Lyuliang Railway Station in Lyuliang City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 8, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Shunting driver Zhao Jie works at Yuncheng Railway Station in Yuncheng City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 11, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Xinhua)

Railway staff work with utmost efforts to prepare for Spring Festival travel rush

Maintenance worker Liang Xiaogang (R) carries out railway maintenance operation in Lyuliang City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 9, 2025. Spring Festival, marking the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar, is characterized by mass family reunions and a surge in travel.

To ensure safe, smooth and convenient travel for passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, a large number of railway staff work with their utmost efforts to prepare for this busy period of the year. This year’s Spring Festival travel rush will start on Jan. 14. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20250113/54cca0adf04b4599b8244f8dff9d6ea6/c.html

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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