国庆中秋假期首日火车票开售,北京出发多方向“一票难求”

Group 1 - The ticket sales for the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday began on September 17, with tickets for October 1 being highly sought after, particularly for routes from Beijing to various provincial capitals and popular tourist cities [1][2] - As of 12:30 PM on the same day, all train tickets from Beijing to cities like Zhengzhou, Wuhan, and Harbin were sold out, with some routes showing no available tickets for standby purchases [2] - The National Railway Group anticipates a significant increase in passenger flow during the holiday period, with an estimated 219 million travelers expected nationwide, peaking on October 1 [2][3] Group 2 - The railway department plans to implement a peak operation schedule, with an average of approximately 13,000 passenger trains planned to run daily during the holiday [3] - To meet the high demand for tickets, the railway department will analyze data in real-time and may add temporary trains or night high-speed trains to increase capacity [3] - The ticketing strategy will be optimized based on passenger flow, with adjustments made to ticket availability to balance the needs of long-distance and short-distance travelers [3]