【新唐人2014年01月21日訊】中國農曆除夕將到，一年一度號稱「世界最大的遷徙活動」在16號正式來臨，中共官方預計，今年的客運量將達到36億人次以上。儘管現在可以通過網絡以及電話訂票的方式購買車票，但「一票難求」的現象仍然沒有得到任何改善，「中鐵」剛升級的網上訂票系統也因頻出故障，而飽受詬病。一時間，買不到票的人們怨聲四起。
才進入春運正式啟動後的第四天，「廣州鐵路」19號的客流量已經突破百萬。
1月16號上午，中共國務院副總理馬凱和「中國鐵路總公司」總經理盛光祖等人到北京火車站，了解今年春運期間鐵路運輸情況。據《法制晚報》報導，當馬凱在候車大廳內，「隨機」詢問一位女乘客購票情況後，這位名叫劉秀琴的女乘客回答：「今年票還行，不難買。」
這則新聞一經播出，遭到了大量網民的挖苦和諷刺。很多網友反諷：「我也買到了，大年31的票」、「我買到的是1月32號的」、「我也買到了，2月29號的」、「小弟不才，只買到了星期8的。」廣東茂名市一名網友質問：「敢問大姐與鐵路總公司甚麼關係，票是怎麼買到的，順便幫一下忙，也給買一張唄，我給你手續費。」
在深圳打工的林先生：「因為大部分人都搶不到票，只有她搶到票，也有可能是內部關係也不一定。」
記者調查發現，今年春運購票難的現象並沒有得到改善。多數人表示,今年的火車票同往年一樣，無論是親自到車站買票，還是通過網站或電話訂票，都極為困難。
在廣東東莞打工的農民工曹先生：「有些路線也很難買」。
在廣東打工的農民工孫先生：「比較難買，訂票系統還是不穩定。」
吉林長春大學生小李:「直達的肯定不好買啊。網上10點放票，我這邊是10點上的網站，一秒鐘臥舖票全都沒有了，就剩硬座了，有的連硬座都沒有了。你在網上刷不到票。」
據大陸媒體轉載美國《外交政策》雜誌的報導說，雜誌記者為體驗「12306」網站購票系統，嘗試註冊了一個新賬號，試了14次才找到一個清楚的驗證碼。接下來的一個小時裡，他搜尋了從廣東深圳市到四川和湖南城市的車票，結果都「沒票」。
在深圳打工的林先生：「訂火車票挺難的，因為現在這個網絡很有問題的，就是上網速度，有時候，你刷新要刷很久，然後很難搶，就是你一刷新，然後就沒有了，這個很誇張。因為我從深圳到汕尾， 10號就開始上網看了，看了之後就一直開始追蹤，到現在都沒有搶到。有時候那個驗證碼寫的很模糊，那時候連續刷了5次吧！」
報導還指出，憤怒的大陸民眾將「12306網站」的許多問題歸咎於中國鐵路部門的漠然、失職和腐敗。微博用戶說，這個網站是「浪費數億納稅人錢」的「垃圾網站」。但有媒體人認為，大陸春運期間，鐵路運輸力的整體不足，注定導致「12306」的性能無論怎樣優化，都不會提升用戶買到票的概率。
四川成都西南交通大學交通運輸學院副院長、中國鐵道學會會員帥斌：「鐵路以前是一個政企不分的，就是政企合一的一個部門。在政企合一情況下，那麼它有很多腐敗問題，另外，在運力配備方面，沒有按科學的規劃和佈局等等這些問題。以前種種遺留下來這些問題。經濟發展不均衡現象如果得不到消除，還有，產業佈局得不到優化，城鄉的差異如果不能解決的話，那麼這個春運的問題就永遠會存在。」
而中國民眾在買不到車票的困境中各出奇招。據台灣《聯合新聞網》報導，四川成都一名為見新婚太太、並拜會丈母娘的男子，在買不到車票的情況下，騎馬穿越塞車的國道——馬上回家。
採訪編輯/張天宇 後製/李勇
China Railway Corruption Continues, Chinese New Year
Transportation Congestion Continues
“The world’s largest migratory activity" for the Chinese Lunar
New Year’s Eve, has officially arrived on Jan. 16. The Chinese regime anticipated traffic congestion of more than 3.6 billion people. Even though booking through the Internet and telephone has been made available, a ticket is still hard to come by. The constant failing of China Railway’s newly upgraded online booking system, has further drawn criticism and complaints.
In just four days since the transportation around the Chinese
New Year, as of Jan.19, the Guangzhou Railway has
transported more than one million passengers.
State Council Ma Kai, & general manager of China
Railway, Sheng Guangzu,both visited Beijing Railway Station on Jan. 16, “randomly"interviewing one female passenger, Liu Xiuqin.
Ms. Liu said, “It’s not too bad, the ticket was not that difficult to obtain."
This news immediately drew a large number of Internet users
sarcasm & innuendo’s , such as,
“I got my ticket too, the day after New Year !”
Also, “I got mine on Jan. 32," and, “Me too, it’s on Feb. 29,"
another said, “I could only get mine on the eighth day of the week."
A netizen in Guangdong asked: “May I ask Ms. Liu’s relationship to the Railway? How did she obtain a ticket? Please help me to get my ticket and I will gladly pay the service fee."
Migrant worker Mr. Lin from Shenzhen: “Since the majority
of people could not obtain their tickets but she could,
people wonder, perhaps she has some internal connections?"
The reporter’s investigation found, the phenomenon of a ticket being hard to come by, has not improved one bit. The majority of people, indicate they have tried to book through online connection, telephone or simply visiting the station, yet they still could not get a seat.
Mr. Cao, a migrant worker In Dongguan, Guangdong:
“a few routes are also difficult in getting a ticket."
Mr. Sun, a migrant worker in Guangdong: “It is very difficult
to get a train ticket, and the booking system is so unstable."
Mr. Li, a student at Changchun, Jilin: “A direct line is certainly
very difficult to find."The Internet started selling tickets at 10.00am, I only managed got online at 10.00am.
“In a matter of seconds, sleeping cabins were completely sold out.
Some cars with hard seats only, also completely sold out.
There is no seating available online whatsoever !"
According to Foreign Policy magazine report, China Railway’s online page finally had tickets, a clear verification code 12306, eventually became available
after 14 attempts of registering a new account each time.After an hour of searching for a seat between Shenzhen and Sichuan or Hunan, the results were “none available."
Mr. Lin, a migrant worker in Shenzhen: “It is impossible to get
a train ticket. There seems to be a problem with the Internet.
The speed is so slow, it takes ages each time you retry. “
“Every new ‘re-try’ we get only get a blank, it’s quite ridiculous.
I am going to Shanwei from Shenzhen. “
“I have been following closely on the Internet since the Jan.10,
still I have not been able to get a seat.
“At one point, the verification code was very vague,
I tried reentering it five times!"
The report also pointed out, that a lot of angry Chinese blamed
the indifference, dereliction of duty and corruption of China
Railway for the failure of the “12306” online system.
A Weibo user said the system is a spam, wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ money. There are also media reports, claiming its the lack of efficiency within the railway system, and no matter how the 12306 system has been improved,the China Railway will by no means improve its ticketing efficiency.
Shuai Bin, Vice President of School of Traffic and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University: “The railway has been a unit of government and industry, harboring many corruptions.
“In terms of capacity, due to a lack of scientific planning and layout, on top of all problems from the past and imbalances in economic development, inequality in the distribution of industries, and between the urban and the city, the transportation issue around the Chinese New Year, will forever remain the same."
Under the pressure of not being able to get a ticket back home,
some people are finding their own ways of resolving this problem.
According to Taiwan’s United Daily News report, a Chengdu
citizen decided to get through the congested State Road,
any way he possibly could.
On his way to visiting his newly wedded wife and his new
mother-in-law,
he decided he would break through the blockade,
by traveling to his loved ones, on a “horse."
Interview & Edit/Zhang Tianyu Post-Production/LiYong