China improves ticket selling to prepare for 2009 Chinese new year travel rush
Posted in News on 02/24/2011 09:44 am by admin
January 11 is expected to be the first day that people will start booking tickets for Spring Festival travel this year. And this is expected to last until the end of February. China has implemented measures to cope with the increase in demand for tickets during the annual Chinese New Year mass migration. As the Spring Festival draws near, China has improved its ticket selling system as the country prepares for the travel rush. In Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan province, more temporary ticket booths have been opened at the railway station. Mobile ticket vans have also appeared at some university campuses and construction sites in order to offer better service to college students and migrant workers. Meanwhile, more than 50 vehicles are on standby in case of any emergencies at the station. The Chengdu railway authority says it expects to handle about 100 million passengers during the coming Lunar New Year. In south China’s Guangdong province, the Guangdong Railway Group has improved its telephone ticket selling system. In the past, travellers could only purchase tickets at the same location they were reserved. But this year, the tickets can be purchased anywhere in the Pearl River Delta Area. All around the country, more than 4000 transportation security service stations have been set up on highways, national highways and provincial borders. In Guangdong province, the local police has started the IC Card information management for passenger vehicles …
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