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