China tightens railway security checks for travel rush

 　　BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Railway police said Tuesday they have handled 240,000 cases concerning inflammables, explosives and dangerous goods since the start of the Spring Festival holiday travel rush.

　　Police authorities under the Ministry¹ of Railways seize large quantities of prohibited goods, such as controlled knives, firecrackers, paint and cigarette lighters², every year during the travel rush, the police said in a statement.

　　According to the statement, a total of 6,320 kg of chemicals, 14,000 controlled knives and 850,000 bags of firecrackers have been seized so far this year.

　　To strengthen security checks, railway departments across the country have introduced 2,883 security scanners and 2,377 security gates in railway stations. About 32,000 security guards have been deployed³ to scan luggage, the statement said.

　　A record 3.41 billion trips are expected to be made during this year's Spring Festival travel rush, according to the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's economic planner.

　　Spring Festival, one of China's most important holidays, begins on Feb. 10 this year. The holiday travel period spans from Jan. 26 to March 6.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 lighters   

n.打火机，点火器( lighter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The cargo is being discharged into lighters. 正在往驳船里卸货。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Babies'bootees and cheap cigarette lighters were displayed in unlikely juxtaposition. 儿童的短靴和廉价的打火机很不相称地陈列在一起。 来自辞典例句

3 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。