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In this era of high-speed rail extending in all directions, there is such a green leather train, without dining car, sleeping berth and air conditioning, carrying the Yi people along the line, which has become an indispensable traffic lifeline in the poor Daliangshan area.
The local train is full of hope.
On February 25th 13, when the reporter saw Abixia at Cha Marada Station on Chengdu-Kunming Line, the Yi woman was waiting for the bus on the platform. It's windy at the station She stood in the corner against the wind, and there was a bamboo basket with bags on the ground. "What's in the bag?" In the face of the reporter's question, she just laughed without saying a word. "She doesn't understand Chinese." A station worker who knows both Chinese and Yi came over. With his help, the reporter was finally able to communicate with her. "There are two chickens in the bag, ready to take the train to Xide County to sell." Abby said.
Abixiaxia's train is the 5633 train undertaken by Chengdu Passenger Transport Section of Chengdu Railway Bureau. 0 13: 08+0, as usual, the 5633 train leaves from Puxiong Station on time. 14: 00/KLOC-0,5633 train arrives at Cha Marada Station. At this time, more than 30 passengers have been waiting on the platform, many of whom are rushing to Xide or Xichang to sell things. The platform is full of potatoes, sauerkraut, bacon, live chickens and even live pigs they want to sell.
The train slowly stopped at the platform. Under the guidance of the staff, Abixia and other passengers lined up to get on the bus. According to the plan, the 22:17,5633 train will arrive at the destination Panzhihua station. After that, it will become the 5634 train and return to Puxiong Station from Panzhihua Station. Abby will get on this bus again and go home deep in the mountains.
The 5633/5634 train runs 353 kilometers and stops at 26 stations along the way, which takes more than 9 hours. Today, when the high-speed train can run this distance in one hour, this speed can really be called a "slow train".
More than 95% of the passengers on the "slow train" are Yi people along the route, and most of them go to the market to buy and sell things. The whole fare is 25.5 yuan, and the lowest fare between stations is only 2 yuan. In Daliangshan, where traffic is inconvenient, this low-priced "slow train" is regarded by many Yi people as equally important as life. "18 yuan a catty, two chickens 12 catty, at least you can sell 200 yuan." On the train, Abby told reporters that the round-trip ticket only costs 7 yuan, and this trip can earn more than 200 yuan, which is not a small income for her family.
There are many passengers like Abixia who go to the market by train to sell things. Poultry and livestock have therefore become one of the most common "luggage" on these trains. In order to ensure the hygiene of the carriage as much as possible, the 5633 train specially opened a carriage to store daily necessities. "Today, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep are complete, but the number is not too much. To catch up with the Year of the Yi people, there must be dozens of bright sheep in the carriage. " The conductor said with a smile.
At present, there are 8 1 pairs of public welfare poverty alleviation trains in the national railways, accounting for nearly 6% of the total number of ordinary passenger trains, mainly distributed in remote and poor areas such as southwest, northwest and northeast. In 2065, 438+2006, * * carried nearly 30 million passengers. Public welfare passenger trains for poverty alleviation mostly pass through remote and poverty-stricken areas, and the demand for passengers' travel is not strong, and the average passenger load factor is less than 40%, resulting in a large number of operating losses for railway enterprises. In this case, the railway department has always insisted on running public welfare poverty alleviation trains according to the needs of local people, and has long implemented the freight rate standard of 1995 for ordinary passenger trains, and has not raised prices.
The station shoulders the heavy responsibility.
Among the many stations that the 5633 train passed by, Cha Marada Station is a very special one. Chamaratda means "valley full of azaleas" in Yi language. However, the climatic conditions in the place bearing this beautiful name are extremely harsh. Every year, the snow and ice weather lasts for more than four months, the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius 120 days or more, and the gale is above level 5 150 days or more.
Take the "slow train" through Cha Marada Tunnel and turn a corner. Two red tile bungalows appear in front of you. This is Chamara station. The station building stands alone halfway up the mountain, with three railways passing in front and a deep cliff canyon behind.
Cha Marada Station is 2478 meters above sea level and is called "Wind Station". It is a non-profit fifth-class intermediate station in Xichang Train Depot and one of the most difficult mountain stations in chengdu-kunming railway. Dozens of trains running on the Chengdu-Kunming line pass through here every day, and it is the most important duty of the station staff to ensure the safe and punctual operation of each train.
Cha Marada Station has 10 employees, all of whom are men. Like many small stations, remoteness and silence are problems that workers need to face all the year round. Few trains stop at Cha Marada Station, most of them pass by the station, leaving only a moment of roar and drifting away.
Behind loneliness is their working attitude that they dare not relax for a moment. "Safe operation is greater than days, and you must concentrate on it 24 hours a day, especially when there are many cars in the middle of the night." Station attendant Geng Yukun said that if you fall asleep at this time, it will probably lead to a train accident, so you must not be careless.
For the staff of Chamaratdada Station, besides the loneliness all the year round, there are still difficulties and a difficult way home. Every time they go home, they either cross the mountains and take a bus to Xide County, 40 or 50 kilometers away, or take the only "slow train" that stops at the station and transfer at Puxiong Station. One-to-one, four days of rest consumed one-third of the journey.
Every time they return to the station, the workers do not have big bags of luggage, but bring back a basket or a big bag of vegetables. Because of the bad weather conditions, vegetables have become scarce food here, and the vegetables they eat the most are potatoes that are easy to preserve.
A group of devotees persisted.
Geng Yukun, 52, has been in Cha Marada Station for 28 years. After working at the station at the age of 24, I met and fell in love with a female worker in Cha marat Dagong District, and got married and had children, which became a much-told story on the railway. Railway couples have lived in the railway for almost their whole lives. "Counting, the time spent going home to accompany parents, parents-in-law and children in these 28 years adds up to less than 1 year." Yan Yukun said. Now that his wife has retired, he still insists on checking marat.
For the staff at Chamaratdada Station, persistence is the norm. Yang Xiangbing, stick to your post 18. "When I first came to the station, my baby was only a few months old, and now it is 18 years old." Xue, who sticks to his post 1 1 year, "I feel guilty inside, and the saddest thing is that I don't have time to spend with my children."
On the "slow train", the conductor Axi Acha has been serving the Yi passengers for 20 years. After 20 years of persistence, she has become a kind and familiar "conductor aunt" in the eyes of many Yi passengers. Being both Yi people makes it more convenient for Axi xia to serve passengers. She turned this convenience into enthusiasm. "I am a Yi person myself and have deep feelings for Yi compatriots. I sincerely hope that they can travel safely and comfortably through my service. " In the past 20 years, xia Xia has encountered all kinds of unexpected situations, and she has participated in 1 1 female bullet train accidents alone.
The pay on the train often makes her unable to cope with family life. "We have been working for four days. When my parents are old and need my care, I often can't. When my children need me, I am often absent. My wife is also a railway administrator, so it is not easy for us to get together after work. It's really rare to meet. It is usually a phone call. " Speaking of which, assisi's eyes are moist.
In the past 20 years, Axiaqia witnessed the changes brought by the "slow train" to the Yi people in the depths of Daliangshan. "As they have more and more contact with the outside world, I feel that the changes of Liangshan Yi people are becoming more and more obvious. They used to be ashamed to do business, but now more and more people are trying to get rich. Yi people's costumes are becoming more and more diverse. Most people have the habit of carrying their ID cards when they go out, and fewer and fewer people throw things on the train. More importantly, they understand the importance of education more and more. More and more people send their children to trains and send them to Xide and Xichang for better education. "
After 20 years of persistence, xia has different feelings for this train and passengers. "I hope that through our trains, more and more people will walk out of the mountains, see the outside world, and get rid of poverty as soon as possible. I hope fewer and fewer people need to take this train. "
The train passed through the dark tunnel and the sun shone into the window. Xia glanced out of the window and said, "As long as passengers need it, we will insist on doing the work well."