On February 1, the reporter learned from the city's public transport group that since the Spring Festival Transport began on January 26, the operation of the city's public transport Spring Festival Transport has been stable and orderly. The Spring Festival bus transportation ushered in the peak of passenger flow before the Festival. Statistics show that the passenger flow reached 470,000 on January 31. In order to ensure the safety and orderly return of Spring Festival passengers for the Spring Festival, at present, the capacity of additional buses has been increased to 150, and the bus frequency will be adjusted at any time according to the fluctuation of passenger flow to ensure sufficient capacity, in order to make sure the passengers can leave for their destination on time.

On the afternoon of 1 February, at the Hengyang Railway Station bus hub, a reporter saw many passengers carrying large and small bags of luggage, braving cold and rain, and embarking on their homeward journey. Bus volunteers maintain order at bus kiosks and provide services such as inquiries for passengers. In order to ensure that safety of passengers during the Spring Festival travel, in view of the severe weather such as the continuous low temperature and rain in this winter, the municipal bus group adopts the forms of on-board video and LED display screen, strengthens the publicity of traffic safety knowledge, enhances the inspection of inflammable, explosive and dangerous goods, and uses the monitoring system to intensify the monitoring of personnel in parking lots and vehicles. The municipal bus group should remind passengers of safety precautions in severe weather to enable passengers to feel assured on the Spring Festival travel rush.

The relevant person in charge of the operation management department of the city's public transport group said that from February 1, the Spring Festival rush of Hengyang public transport has ushered in the peak passenger flow before the Festival, and it is expected that on February 2 and 3, the daily passenger flow of public transport will reach more than 500,000. In order to meet the travel demand of returning passengers, the transport capacity and departure frequency will be adjusted in due time according to the fluctuation of passenger flow. At present, the reserve of emergency transport capacity is sufficient, and all efforts will be made to ensure the safety and smoothness of public transport during the Spring Festival.

Translator: Jing