Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – On February 2nd, with the departure of the first trains of the Spring Festival travel rush, Guangzhou South Railway Station officially commenced its 2026 Spring Festival travel rush, fully prepared to handle the challenge of millions of passengers.
According to railway authorities, Guangzhou South Railway Station is expected to handle a total of 21.35 million passengers during this Spring Festival travel rush, with an average daily volume of 534,000 passengers, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.26%. Of these, 11.15 million are expected to depart, with the peak travel period concentrated between February 12th and 15th (the 25th to 28th day of the twelfth lunar month), peaking on February 13th (the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month), with 427,000 departing passengers. An estimated 10.2 million passengers are expected to arrive, with the return peak concentrated between February 22nd and 26th (the 6th to 10th day of the first lunar month), peaking on February 22nd (the 6th day of the first lunar month), with 422,000 arriving passengers.
Faced with this massive passenger flow, Guangzhou South Railway Station has proactively strengthened its security measures. On January 26, the Guangzhou South Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush Leading Group held a meeting to comprehensively analyze passenger flow and deploy various support measures. During the Spring Festival travel rush, relevant units will deploy no fewer than 2,200 frontline staff daily, strictly implementing a leadership duty system and a 24-hour on-call system to ensure the orderly implementation of all tasks.
A highly efficient and collaborative emergency response mechanism has been activated simultaneously. The Guangzhou South Railway Station Management Committee sends personnel daily to the station's integrated control room, forming three specialized teams—information, transportation capacity, and order—in conjunction with relevant units. A rapid response mechanism has been established to ensure that any emergencies are detected and handled within 30 minutes, fully guaranteeing the stability of the station area.
To alleviate traffic pressure during the Spring Festival travel rush, Guangzhou South Railway Station has introduced several traffic optimization measures. Among them, the newly opened Guangnan Expressway has completed the repair of road signs and green belts, achieving direct connection with the East Departure Platform, significantly improving vehicle traffic efficiency.
Upgraded taxi stands have become a major highlight of this year's Spring Festival travel rush support. The newly built taxi pick-up area covers approximately 12,200 square meters, an increase of 7,700 square meters compared to the original area. The capacity for taxis has increased from 40 to 100, and the maximum hourly transport capacity has increased from 1,000 to over 2,000 passengers. Simultaneously, the parking capacity of the P12 (Guangzhou direction) and P East (Panyu, Foshan direction) taxi holding areas has increased to 770 vehicles, a significant increase from the original P9 taxi holding area's 500 vehicles, effectively expanding taxi holding capacity and reducing passenger waiting time.
To address traffic congestion on South Railway Station South Road, relevant departments have optimized station signage to guide passenger flow to external parking lots, while strengthening the crackdown on illegal soliciting of passengers. The public security traffic management department has deployed personnel earlier during peak hours, strengthening control of the east and west departure platforms. Through dynamic flow control and guiding vehicles to quickly drop off and leave, traffic efficiency has been improved. Vehicles are also being guided to the East Square ride-hailing pick-up area and surrounding parking lots based on real-time traffic flow, achieving dynamic traffic management.
To meet the diverse travel needs of passengers, Guangzhou South Railway Station has coordinated the operation of bus routes and passenger bus lines, and simultaneously extended the operating hours of Metro Lines 2, 7, and 22 to cope with sudden surges in passenger flow. Regarding passenger transport after the metro stops operating at night, the management committee has coordinated efforts to ensure sufficient transport capacity. On the one hand, it has worked with transportation departments to increase taxi supply and explored a zoned waiting model for long and short distances, prioritizing transport capacity to Panyu and Foshan. On the other hand, it has implemented incentive measures to encourage ride-hailing drivers to pick up passengers at the South Railway Station, while also coordinating extended night bus service hours to comprehensively address the "last mile" problem for passengers. (End)
