Technology engineers drive railway systems

During the Spring Festival travel rush, engineers from China Railway Corp work long hours to support its online ticket booking system.

About 30 people keep an eye on their screens or make phone calls to sort out technical problems at the national monitoring center of 12306.cn, the booking website, which is based at the China Academy of Railway Sciences in Beijing.

"Normally, we start working at 8 am and finish at 6 pm. However, during the 40-day travel rush (which continues this year to March 12), we begin at 6 am and leave the office at 11 pm, which is in line with the website's operating time," said Wang Tuo, an R&D engineer at the center.