In recent years, the world has been amazed by the rapid development of China's high-speed rail. According to the data, by the end of 2023, the total mileage of China's high-speed rail has reached 45,000 kilometers, ranking first in the world.
The reason why the majority of passengers like to take the high-speed rail is that the high-speed rail can reach a speed of 200-250 kilometers per hour, which is much faster than the green car, which greatly shortens the travel time of passengers.
Moreover, compared with airplanes, the probability of high-speed rail travel being affected by the weather is relatively small, which is also the reason why everyone is more inclined to take high-speed rail.
However, in the past two years, many passengers have reported that the high-speed rail has gradually changed its taste, not only the ticket price is expensive, the operation time is not very flexible, and even the operating mileage seems to have increased significantly, and the frequent detours... What are the reasons for this? Let's take a look:
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"Tasteless" high-speed rail
After induction, it is found that some passengers who often take high-speed rail complain about the "taste" of high-speed rail mainly for the following reasons:
1. Seek the near and far
Presumably, many passengers have such doubts, why does the high-speed rail often have to take a long detour, instead of two points and one line distance directly?
As a result, passengers will have to pay extra for detours, it will take longer to reach their destinations, and high-speed rail will have to bear more operating costs.
For this kind of "near and far" situation, many passengers expressed incomprehension, and even had strong doubts and dissatisfaction.
2. High-speed rail fares are getting higher and higher
Now many passengers say that the fare of high-speed rail is getting higher and higher, which is really a bit expensive. Taking Shanghai to Wuhan as an example, the ticket price for a second-class seat was 460 yuan in previous years, but now it has risen to 540 yuan. This is more stressful for people who often have to take high-speed rail.
3. The seat classes of high-speed rail are different
Nowadays, the seat levels of high-speed rail are becoming more and more distinct, and there are a variety of seat levels, such as business class, first class, second class, etc. In this way, the travelers are also divided into different classes. Those who can afford it can fly in business class and first class, while those who want to spend less can only choose second class.
But it is precisely because of this division that many second-class carriages on high-speed trains are overcrowded. On the other hand, the first-class and business-class carriages are "inaccessible", which makes many travelers dissatisfied, and some people even feel that the railway department would rather let the business class be unattended, run empty, rather than sell it to other passengers through appropriate price reductions, which has led to a waste of high-speed rail transportation resources.
4. High-speed rail meals are expensive and unpalatable
Three meals a day is a daily habit that most people abide by, and many high-speed rail travelers usually do not buy high-speed rail meals, preferring to go hungry or prepare instant noodles in advance.
The main reason for this situation is that the price and taste of high-speed rail meals are indeed unsatisfactory to many passengers. For example, the price of a high-speed rail lunch box is about 60 yuan, which is indeed much higher than an ordinary box lunch of 20 yuan, but the taste is not as good as fast food of more than ten yuan, which also makes many passengers feel a headache when they arrive at eating.
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What is the reason for the "bad taste" of high-speed rail?
1. High-speed rail is still in a negative profit stage
In fact, the mainland high-speed rail has not been a profit-making project in the mainland since its birth, and the significance of high-speed rail is not only to carry domestic passengers, but to consolidate and improve the mainland's transportation. Realize the transportation links of various regions in the southeast, northwest, and middle of the mainland.
If the pricing of high-speed rail is too low, then the mainland's passenger buses and ordinary trains will lose their competitive advantage in the market, and it is not conducive to the stable operation of high-speed rail in a negative profit state, so the pricing of high-speed rail is relatively high.
2. Connect all over the world
In fact, there are frequent detours of high-speed rail, and I am afraid that high-speed rail cannot be completely blamed. On the one hand, if the distance between cities is only a straight line, it seems to be very close, but in fact, there are complex terrains such as mountains, lakes, and rivers between the two points, and such terrain must be detoured.
Moreover, the terrain in some areas is more complex, and if high-speed rail is to be built here, the difficulty and cost of the project will increase significantly. In order to save construction costs and reduce construction difficulties, the high-speed rail can only be detoured.
On the other hand, there will be a detour of high-speed rail, which is also to ensure that those smaller cities and counties can also enjoy high-speed rail travel, so as to meet the transportation requirements of more people and goods.
In this way, it can also promote the economic development of these places, and at the same time, it can also further improve the travel efficiency of local people and ensure nationwide transportation links.
3. Middlemen also need to "survive"
In fact, the price of high-speed rail lunch boxes remains high, mainly due to several reasons: on the one hand, the cost of ingredients, processing, transportation and other costs of high-speed rail lunch boxes are rising, resulting in the high price of high-speed rail lunch boxes.
On the other hand, the lunch boxes on the high-speed rail are not made by the railway department itself, but are contracted to other food companies to complete, after all, middlemen are not charities, they also need to obtain a certain profit, which makes the cost of high-speed rail lunch boxes increase.
In addition, in order to ensure the hygiene and freshness of food, the high-speed rail side will also strengthen the detection and management of lunch boxes. Naturally, this cost will also be apportioned to the cost of the lunch box.
However, it is understandable that the price is too high, but the problem of high-speed rail meals being too unpalatable does require the attention of the high-speed rail operation department and strive to solve this problem as soon as possible, so let's wait and see.
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