China's Spring Festival travel season has seen a plunge in trips being made due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The video, filmed in the city of Beijing on January 28, shows infrared temperature measure being installed at the gate of Beijing Railway Station to check commuters' temperatures and workers in protective clothings disinfecting the hall.

Dozens of commuters with masks on their faces walked into the station to board the first train for the Spring Festival travel.

According to reports, travellers have to have safety check and their temperature being checked before entering the waiting hall.

The station will be disinfected once in every two hours and people can use their Wechat to scan a code to get a free mask from four self-service machines.

Only about five of 15 security gates were open at Beijing Railway Station and the occupancy rate of the seats on the first train was only 22 percent.

Governments in the country have recently been encouraging people to stay where they work instead of going back to their hometowns to celebrate Lunar New Year.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Transport, China's 2021 Spring Festival travel rush is estimated to see around 1.152 billion trips, around 60 percent lower than that of 2019.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

为期40天的2021年春运 今天正式启动，北京地区发出的 首趟春运列车 已于今天凌晨 从北京站发出。虽然首趟列车的 上座率不高，仅有22%，但从车站到列车上 各环节，都将防疫安全 当作重中之重。
进入北京站，旅客要先后经过安检、无接触测温等环节后，才能进入候车大厅。在一层大厅，记者看到工作人员正在进行消毒作业。
北京站党委副书记 孙海申：主要是对我们进站大厅 候车大厅 进出站通道 卫生间 还有电梯 扶梯等重要部位 实行的是两个小时一次的预防性消毒 我们在候车大厅也设置了四台自助口罩领取机 旅客可以通过微信扫码领取一次性口罩 每一个微信号每一天只能领一个口罩

3603次列车是中国铁路北京局集团有限公司今年春运开行的第一趟列车，列车于1月28日00:48从北京站始发，预计1月29日4:03抵达终点重庆西站，全程途经11个车站，共1956公里，运行时间27小时15分钟。

中国铁路北京局集团有限公司客运部车站科科长 张树旺： 这趟列车编组是18辆 定员是1274人 今天售出车票是280多张 上座率今天是22% 列车在出库之前我们要进行全面的消毒 在运行的过程中每4小时进行消毒一次 如果途经中高风险地区每两小时消毒一次 餐车的工作人员对每名旅客提供点对点的送餐到每个车厢 列车上也为每名旅客提供了一次性口罩 工作人员全过程的佩戴N95口罩和一次性的手套 在作业的过程中佩戴好护目镜

受近期全国多地疫情影响，近几天的出京铁路客流已经骤降至日均六七万人左右，而此前北京局集团公司预计今年春运日均客流可达30万人。为此，铁路部门在进入春运后还会对部分车次进行调整，旅客朋友需及时关注铁路部门发布的最新信息。（视频由北京台提供）