Beijing kicks off Spring Festival transport

时间：2007-01-22 00:44:20

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Crowded passengers try to squeeze their ways to check-in counters at the Beijing West Railway Station on Friday, Jan 20, 2007.
 
Jan.20 - A packed temporary passenger train set off from Beijing West Railway Station on Friday afternoon, as the transport peak for the 2007 Spring Festival kicked off.

 

Beijing Morning News reports the L-69 train carried more than 1,600 passengers, mostly college students and migrant workers. It is bound for Hefei in the Anhui Province.

 

The train has 46 experienced stewards1, as well as two policemen to deal with security.

 

Beijing West Stations says it will introduce more temporary trains to ease the congestion2 caused by the soaring numbers of passengers.

 

Commuter3 numbers have increased as the Spring Festival approaches. Around 90,000 passengers are currently catching4 trains at the station every day, 15,000 more than usual.

 

The station said the most sought-after destinations are in the Sichuan, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous5 Region and the cities of Urumqi, Lhasa and Chongqing.

 

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1 stewards 5967fcba18eb6c2dacaa4540a2a7c61f     
（轮船、飞机等的）乘务员( steward的名词复数 )； （俱乐部、旅馆、工会等的）管理员； （大型活动的）组织者； （私人家中的）管家
参考例句：
  • The stewards all wore armbands. 乘务员都戴了臂章。
  • The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事将检视赛马场看是否适宜比赛。
2 congestion pYmy3     
n.阻塞，消化不良
参考例句：
  • The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
  • Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。
3 commuter ZXCyi     
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句：
  • Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
  • She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
4 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住
参考例句：
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
5 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

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