CRI听力:50-thousand Stranded Passengers at Guangzhou Station Evacuated

The snow caused delays for 27 trains, stranding roughly 50 thousand passengers. Guangzhou Railway Group is now using high-speed trains to clear the backlog at Guangzhou station.

Eight high-speed trains from the south headed to central China's Hunan Province on Wednesday.

According to the rail company's plan, passengers whose trains were canceled will be taken to exclusive subways to transfer from Guangzhou Railway Station to the Guangzhou South Railway Station, where they will board high-speed trains.

Liu Hui, deputy master of Guangzhou South Railway Station, explains the procedures, and says an exclusive waiting hall and special passage will be used.

"All the stranded passengers from the eight delayed trains will take special ways from Guangzhou Station to the subway, from Guangzhou subway station to Guangzhou South subway station, from the subway station to the special waiting hall of Guangzhou South railway station. They are separate from the other passengers. The staff members and government officials and subway workers in the special passage are under unified command."

The first high-speed train carrying stranded passengers departed the Guangzhou South Railway Station earlier this morning.

Nearly a thousand passengers originally on a slower train, who were stranded at Guangzhou Railway Station, have now arrived at their destination at Shaoguan Station.

Most passengers were pleased with the arrangement. Ye En is one of them.

"It's very good, because the train takes over three hours, but the high-speed train is much faster. Now I can get home earlier."

This has greatly helped easing the crowded conditions at Guangzhou Railway Station.

Some temporary trains have dispatched from Hunan province to relieve the delays.

According to the station's official updates, as of three o' clock Wednesday afternoon, the number of stranded passengers at Guangzhou Railway Station is down to 30-thousand.

Officials also suggest all passengers keep up with the official announcements, and be aware of the travel rush and make sure they have ample time to board trains.

For CRI, this is Min Rui.