In a significant post-Spring Festival workforce mobilization effort, high-speed train D3627 completed its journey from Guigang in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to Guangzhou South Railway Station on Tuesday afternoon. The special transport operation, carrying approximately 600 workers, represents a collaborative initiative between Guangdong and Guangxi’s human resources departments alongside China Railway Guangzhou Group.
This coordinated return-to-work program addresses the critical need for labor resumption following China’s most important annual holiday period. The initiative demonstrates regional cooperation in workforce management, ensuring enterprises in Guangdong—China’s manufacturing powerhouse—receive adequate staffing to maintain production continuity.
Among the passengers was Zhou Ying, a 2024 graduate currently employed at a Guangzhou-based technology company. Specializing in game character design and modeling, Zhou represents the growing tech talent pool migrating to Guangdong’s thriving digital economy. Her stable income and career prospects highlight the economic opportunities driving interprovincial labor mobility.
The special train service forms part of broader measures to facilitate smooth workforce transitions after extended holiday periods. Such organized transport solutions help mitigate travel challenges while ensuring timely return of skilled and unskilled workers essential to Guangdong’s industrial and technological sectors.
Authorities have indicated this initial transport represents the first of several planned coordinated movements, with additional special trains anticipated in coming days to address the substantial return-to-work demand following the Spring Festival celebrations.