Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao(R) talks with passengers in a lounge room at Beijing's West Railway Station on Jan. 25, 2008. Wen Jiabao inspected the Zhuozhou Service Station of the Beijing-Shijiazhuang expressway and Beijing's West Railway Station on Friday. [Xinhua] |
The Beijing West Railway Station, which is expected to see 22 million outgoing and incoming passengers during the Spring Festival transportation season, has opened 266 ticket windows.
The premier shook hands and talked with some passengers at waiting rooms in the railway station.
The Ministry of Railways recently estimated that railway passengers are likely to reach 178.6 million between January 23 and March 2. Migrant workers account for 70 percent of the railway passengers.
Wen had a meeting with some officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Railways, and urged these departments to ensure traffic safety for the railways, highways, aviation and waterways,
The premier also called for joint efforts by different departments to ensure the production, storage and transportation of coal for thermal power plants, so as to guarantee electricity supply for residents as well as important units, hospitals and schools.
