Xinhua News Agency, Harbin, February 11 (Reporter Yang Siqi) The crowded hard seat carriage is mixed with sweat, tobacco and instant noodles. Every step forward, the inspection has to break open the "human wall". However, Han Bo, who has been with the 31-year-old, is reluctant to give up the feeling of "suffering" - this is her last flight attendant before retirement, and it is also the Lantern Festival on her last train.
The 14th day of the first lunar month, the air in Harbin after the snow is clear and the sun shines brightly. At 14:53, the K1062 train from Harbin to Chongqing started honking its horn. This "green-skinned vehicle" traveled from northeast to southwest, passing through 7 provinces and 2 municipalities directly under the central government, stopping at 42 stations, and operating length was 3,537 kilometers.
These words sound like a romantic atmosphere of distance and time travel, but this "big line car" is a "hot potato". A round trip means spending "five days and four nights" on the bus, and more than 500 garbage bags are required to be cleaned up for each train alone.
As the only female among the 22nd train leaders of the Chongqing fleet in the Harbin Passenger Transport Section, Han Bo, 50 years old this year, is the "big sister" of the 39 train conductors in the entire fleet.
"We also envy the fast speed and good conditions of the high-speed train, but different passengers have different travel needs. It is not easy for farmers to go out to work and make money. They should make them happy to go home for the New Year and return safely to work." Han Bo told reporters that the train usually exceeds the crew rate of 70%, and the peak of the Spring Festival travel rush is close to 100%, especially when returning after the New Year. Although the journey is long, the fare is low, and it is still the first choice for migrant workers.
Passengers come from all over the world, and dialects make communication a problem, so Han Bo worked hard to learn local dialects. In Zhengzhou, Shangqiu , and Lankao , the three stations with the largest passenger flow, she studied the passenger flow by herself and formulated work systems such as night shift arrival reminders and key passenger assistance.
She has been working according to the schedule and has long lost the concept of "holidays". "It has become a habit of leaving with your bag. Since I started working in 1986, I have spent more than 20 New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival in the car," said Han Bo.
Now, the "old sister" is about to say goodbye, but she keeps the "treasure box" she has always accompanied her: sewing bags, motion sickness medicine, cooling oil, quick-acting heart-saving pills, band-aids, and a pack of candies, all for passengers and colleagues.
"Although the box is small, it really works when meeting passengers with hypoglycemia and heart disease. This is a commemoration, and it is also the inheritance and continuation of careful service." said Li Guangju, a former partner of Han Bo for more than ten years.
Young colleagues also prepared a special gift for the "old sister": a photo of all the staff members of the fleet, and a memorial book full of blessings. "I used to miss home, but today I started to miss this position before I left and couldn't bear to leave everyone." Han Bo's eyes turned red.
"I will remember your face firmly, I will cherish the longing you gave you, these days will never be erased in my heart..." Five young train conductors sang "Goodbye" for the "Big Sister" with the guitar accompaniment. Han Bo quietly wiped the corners of his eyes and prepared to go to the kitchen of the dining car to cook dumplings for everyone. She said: "I hope that migrant workers can make more money and take the high-speed rail. I hope that the journey of the Spring Festival travel will no longer be so long. I hope that there will be fewer separations and more gatherings during the Lantern Festival."
