The reporter learned from China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. that within 32 days from December 20 to January 20, 2023, Yangtze River Delta Railway will provide tickets for migrant workers in Spring Festival travel rush in 2023, and it is planned to take the way of accepting tickets through the special window of the station to provide convenience for migrant workers.
Due to the recent implementation of the "New Ten Articles" on epidemic prevention and control, the passenger flow of Spring Festival travel rush railway in 2023 is expected to increase significantly compared with the previous three years. In order to meet the travel needs of migrant workers, the Yangtze River Delta Railway will carry out the work of handling tickets for migrant workers’ groups in Spring Festival travel rush in an orderly manner in accordance with the principle of "giving priority to migrant workers’ groups".
According to reports, this year’s group tickets for migrant workers in the Yangtze River Delta Railway will be handled by chartered bus. The object of acceptance is the centralized returning home and city groups organized by enterprises and institutions, and public welfare groups organized by government agencies, enterprises and institutions; The number of groups accepted is not less than the number of seats in a carriage (regular); The accepted trains and seats are hard-seat and second-class tickets for passenger trains running from January 7 to February 15, 2023. Group customers can choose their own dates, trains, departure stations and seats.
From December 20, 2022 to January 20, 2023, the relevant stations were open to accept the qualification review of group customers and the application for chartered cars. Group customers shall provide the station with the application letter of the Spring Festival travel rush migrant workers’ group charter, a copy of the business license of the enterprise, the original and a copy of the ID card of the agent and other materials. The station signed the Agreement on Booking Tickets for Workers’ Groups with group customers, and accepted applications for train chartering 18 days or more before departure. If the group customer’s ticket application is honored, it shall make a one-time ticket preparation and payment according to the submitted number within the specified time.
The railway department will do its best to ensure the supply according to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control and the actual transportation capacity of various places for the application of chartered buses for migrant workers. For the demand for ticket purchase by migrant workers’ groups, for those who have the conditions, it is recommended to handle group charter business; For the needs of multiple groups with concentrated time, concentrated direction and tight direction, the railway department also suggests to travel at the wrong peak and buy tickets in advance while fully allocating transportation capacity. You can choose the official website (or App) of 12306, the ticket window of the station and the automatic ticket vending machine to handle tickets.
The railway department reminds that for the details of Spring Festival travel rush migrant workers’ group charter in 2023, please refer to the station announcement, or consult the customer service hotline of China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. at 021-12306.
(General Desk reporter Li Wei)