2018年CRI Shared cars at rail station eases festival travel rush in Guangzhou

 

Guangzhou South Station, one of the busiest railway stations in China, is now cooperating with car-sharing companies to help people get home more quickly and conveniently during the current Spring Festival travel rush.

The city of Guangzhou is expected to process some 5.4 million train passengers during this year's Spring Festival, accounting¹ for around 14-percent of the total rail volumes in China.

To get the people moving through the Guangzhou South Station more quickly, rail authorities have decided² to team up with car rental³ firms, which are now using advanced technology to process the rentals⁴ quickly and efficiently⁵.

This includes digital scanning of renter's ID cards and faces, allowing them to rent a vehicle within a matter of seconds.

A young customer, Wang said, "For young people like me, I just graduated from college, maybe we can't afford to own a car, but we have our drivers licenses⁶, so this kind of service is a good option for me. I don't have to worry about buying a new car. I've just rented a car, and I'm now waiting to take my friend home from the railway station."

Chen Guisheng, a senior official with China Railway Guangzhou Group, said, "This floor is a special space for shared cars. There are 51 parking spaces for them. Passengers can pick up a car immediately after they arrive at the station. It only takes them 2 minutes to get here after they get off the train. Passengers can even book a car while on the train before they arrive and can return cars to more than 700 special parking lots throughout the city."

Chen added, "With car sharing, passengers can go home no matter how late they arrive or how far they live. In the past, passengers who lived far away or arrived too late had difficulties getting home by taking public transportation. This was a growing problem, especially since more and more rail travel is taking place at night."

More than 90 percent of the shared cars are new energy vehicles.

Guangzhou South has three parking lots, with over 1,100 parking spaces, and more than 100 charging facilities.

Since the program launch last Thursday, the station is averaging 500 car rentals a day.

National car sharing guidelines were launched in China last August to standardize⁷ the development of the industry.

Car shares, as opposed to normal rentals, lets people use online technology to locate shared cars in a given area, rather than going to one of the rental company's outlets⁸.

1 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

4 rentals   

n.租费，租金额( rental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中，这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
• Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢，礼品店在楼下，在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句

5 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

6 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

7 standardize   

v.使符合标准，使标准化

参考例句：

• We will extend and standardize legal services and provide effective legal aid.拓展和规范法律服务，积极开展法律援助。
• There is a drive both to standardise components and to reduce the number of models on offer.正在为实现零部件标准化和减少推出的型号数量而努力。

8 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》