The "commonweal slow train" has not increased its price for more than 20 years, and it only takes 16.5 yuan to get from Beijing to Shanxi.

Every day17: 40,6437 green leather train will depart from Beijing West Railway Station as scheduled. 7 hours, 15 minutes, driving 252 kilometers, crossing 16 1 tunnel, on the winding Jingyuan Railway, driving into the hinterland of Taihang Mountain with deep ravines, and finally stopping at Dajian Station in Lingqiu County, Datong City, Shanxi Province.

With the development of various means of transportation, the green leather train is no longer the only choice for residents to travel, but the 6437/8 "public welfare slow trains" that have been running for 50 years are still hot. Traveling, working, going to school, seeing a doctor ... The local train carries many dream stories of residents along the line. The price of this kind of local train has not gone up for more than 20 years. It takes 7 hours from Beijing to Shanxi, 15 minutes. As long as 16.5 yuan, the train stopped at Fengtai Station recently, and the passenger flow gradually increased.

The local train connects the distant home.

The local train connects the distant home. Mr. Wang, who lives in Yanshan, works in a public institution in Xicheng District, Beijing. He goes home by this bus every Friday night. "It's only 3 yuan, and you don't have to transfer. It's convenient and cheap." Mr. Zhang, 58, lives near Dushi. He has been riding this bus for more than 20 years when he came to work in the city. "I prefer to enjoy the scenery along the way by train."

For Chen Lai Jr., who was born in 1999, the number 6437 is of great significance. Grandma lives in Panda Mountain, and her own house is in the mountain. In less than 8 months, her mother took her back and forth between the two places. Growing up, every time she went to her grandmother's house, she had to take this train for 23 years. For her, this train is an emotional bond.

The speed is slow and the service cannot be ignored.

At six or seven in the evening, it's not dark yet. Looking out of the window, the mountains are stacked, the Woods are gloomy and the sunset is shrouded, just like a landscape painting. Some passengers open the windows to enjoy the beautiful scenery, while others chat with the passengers around them. In the green leather train, the relationship between people is closer.

197265438+In February, Beijing Yongdingmen (now Beijing South Railway Station) officially started the 557/558 passenger trains to and from Laiyuan, and later changed the trains to 897/898197 and 765438+ respectively in 2000. Since then, the train has been running for 50 years. The whole train fare is only 16.5 yuan, and the lowest fare range is only 1 yuan. There has been no price increase for more than 20 years, and the average price of 1 km is only 6.6 cents. The low price makes migrant workers feel affordable and affordable for people in remote mountainous areas.

"In the past, 6437 was very crowded and dirty. My mother said that when I was a child, she always let me come in through the window first. " Passenger Xiao Chen recalled. Nowadays, cars have been greatly improved. "The car is cleaner and the service consciousness of the conductor is getting stronger and stronger."

Train conductor Chen Guicheng said that in recent years, the railway department has continuously improved the carriage environment. As long as the train stops, the conductor will clean it up. Beijing Railway Depot will build "slow train, heart service", train civilized expressions, prepare convenience service boxes and medicine boxes, and launch love carriages. "The speed is slow, but the service can't be ignored."

It can directly reach more than a dozen scenic spots such as Du Shi, Yesanpo and Bailixia.

The local train stops at 32 stations. It is the only train on the Beijing-Yuan line that stops at all stations, and it can also go directly to Yunju Temple, Dushi, Yesanpo, Bailixia and Baishishan.

Known as "the first gorge in the world", Baili Gorge attracts many tourists in summer. Bailixia Station is less than 1 km away from the scenic spot, and all kinds of homestays and special restaurants are crowded together, which makes people dizzying. The number of people getting off the 6437 train at this station also ushered in a small peak in the past year. Among the people who got off the bus, there were couples who went out to Beijing to relax on weekends and temporarily escaped from the fast-paced work of Internet giants, and there were also big families who wanted to feel nature and liberate their hearts.

Small trains connecting the scenic spots along the way will drain the local tourism. The relevant staff of Sanpo Town, Laishui County, where the Bailixia Scenic Area is located, said, "The villagers are all engaged in tourism, and tourists from Beijing and Baoding come to travel and vacation, which has promoted economic development. People have money to earn, work and increase their income. Basically, I bought a house in the county. "

Bring tourists and let the villagers go out. Mr. Liu, who lives in Nanxiangsi Township, Yixian County, Baoding City, has been working in Beijing by this local train for more than 30 years. Qifengta Village and Sanyi Village in Cheng Nan Temple Lane were once poor villages. After the government's precise poverty alleviation and relying on the public welfare slow train, many villagers walked out of the mountains and found jobs in big cities.

The public welfare slow train keeps moving forward. On June 20 this year, the railway operation map was adjusted, and the local train stopped at Fengtai Station in Beijing, and the average daily passenger flow was gradually increasing.