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Preface
With the development of the times, people's demand for public transportation is also increasing.
The public is more likely to prefer fast and comfortable high-speed trains than slower trains.
Although the price of high-speed rail is more expensive than that of trains, it can save nearly half the time due to high speed.
For example, it takes more than ten hours to get from Beijing to Shanghai by train, and only five or six hours by high-speed train.
It is precisely because of its characteristics that more and more people choose it.
However, a news officially released by the high-speed rail made the public unable to sit still.
The price of high-speed rail has risen
On May 2, the official website of China Railway released an announcement on the price adjustment of high-speed rail.
This announcement is aimed at the Shanghai-Hangzhou section of the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway, the Hangzhou-Ningbo section of the Hangzhou-Shenzhen railway, the Wuhan-Guangzhou section of the Beijing-Guangzhou railway, and the Hangzhou-long section of the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway.
From June 15, the fare of EMUs running on these four sections with a speed of 300 kilometers or more will be optimized.
It is said that it is optimized, but in fact, it is a price increase, and some fares can increase by nearly 20%.
(Source: Guangzhou Daily, May 6, 2024 - an increase of about 20%! A number of high-speed rail lines have announced price increases since June, and experts recommend that they solicit public opinions before adjusting prices)
For example, the second-class seat from Hangzhou East to Changsha South is now 405 yuan, and the price is directly raised to 485 yuan, an increase of 19.75%.
There is also a second-class seat from Hangzhou south to Nanchang west, which rose by 51 yuan, an increase of 19.84%.
The fares of the rest of the Wuhan-Guangzhou Expressway have been greatly increased.
In fact, the railway department adjusted the fare of high-speed rail as early as June 2021, but the increase was only 10.70%.
This high-speed rail fare adjustment is the largest in recent years.
As soon as this news was released, it aroused heated discussions from all walks of life.
Netizen comments
High-speed rail symbolizes the rapid development of a country, especially in recent years, the mainland's high-speed rail has begun to go abroad and go to the international stage.
For example, the China-Pakistan Railway, with a total length of 1,726 kilometers, can transport goods imported by China from the Middle East and Europe to Xinjiang and then to the coastal areas of the mainland.
It not only increases the economic exchanges between the mainland and the countries of Central Europe, but also makes the exchanges between the countries closer, which is conducive to creating a peaceful and stable world.
The same is true for the domestic subway, which is widely liked by the public because of its affordable price, comfortable environment and fast speed.
According to official sources, more than 4 million travelers on the mainland choose to travel by high-speed rail every day.
It is precisely because there are too many people taking the high-speed rail that the fare adjustment notice it issued has caused heated discussions among a large number of netizens.
From Changsha to Hangzhou, the one-way price rose by 80, what kind of crit should this be for Changsha people who work in Hangzhou.
If you want to go home during the holidays, you will have to pay 160 more for the round trip, and you will not have a day's salary.
Some people will wonder, high-speed rail generally has discount tickets, why not choose a discount ticket to travel?
It is important to understand that discount tickets are generally in the off-season, and the off-season means that people have to go to work, where is the time to travel?
In this way, the discount ticket will not be used on the worker.
In addition, the ticket prices in some places are not cheap in the first place, and if they rise again, it will be a blow to the workers.
The holiday is supposed to be a time for wandering wanderers to have a respite and return home to enjoy a moment of warmth.
But the high-speed rail fare for a trip home will cost half a month's salary, so you have to consider whether you want to go home during the holidays.
No wonder some people will say that before the ticket price was low and they couldn't buy a ticket, or they bought it and couldn't squeeze into the bus, but now it has become that they can't afford a ticket.
The way home is getting harder and harder!
Of course, some people have told the truth, some people say that for the sake of high-speed rail, the train line has been constantly canceled.
And the purpose of this is that the railway company is trying to make money.
Some people also say that the people are still inseparable from the green train, in this case, it is better to drive more trains, although it takes a long time, but the main one is cost-effective.
In addition, some netizens said that it is better to choose the high-speed rail with a high price than to choose the train in the early morning.
This netizen also told the truth, the current price of high-speed rail can really be compared with the air tickets in the off-season, some air tickets are relatively cheap, and the speed of choosing a plane is fast.
The opposition on the Internet is getting stronger and stronger, and 12306 has also come out to respond, but its response has caused the anger of netizens.
12306 Response
After the official announcement of the railway, 12306 also responded, saying that the price increase meets the requirements of the market and will further improve the service of high-speed rail to the satisfaction of the public.
As soon as 12306's response came out, it really annoyed netizens, why?
Because high-speed rail has always focused on high service, but its service quality has been criticized by people.
For example, during this year's Qingming holiday, there were too many passengers at Shanghai Station, and there were too few security checkpoints, and the ticket inspection speed was too slow.
After the incident, the official response of Shanghai Railway Station accused passengers of not following the rules, not cooperating with the security check, and not reflecting on their own problems, which caused dissatisfaction among passengers.
Originally, there were many small and long fakes, and some people were in a hurry to catch the train, so it was inevitable to panic, but the two security checkpoints at Shanghai Station were too few and could not meet the requirements of passengers.
In addition to the service of entering and leaving the high-speed rail station, the service on the high-speed rail has always been complained.
Due to the limited space in the high-speed rail carriage, there is a lack of places for people to put their luggage on the train, and the luggage can only be placed in the aisle or next to the seat.
It feels very crowded and chaotic.
In addition, the price of high-speed rail meals is also unaffordable for many passengers, and some people sit for too long and can only choose high-speed rail meals to solve the problem of food and clothing.
But the price of a high-speed rail meal can be as high as sixty or seventy, and the food can be solved in an ordinary restaurant for one or twenty.
Although some high-speed rail departments responded that it was to ensure the freshness of the ingredients and the hygiene of the ingredients, this explanation was not accepted by the public.
Therefore, many people now go out and choose to bring their own fast food or snacks and refuse high-speed rail meals.
This series of problems shows that the current high-speed rail service is not very satisfactory to the public, and it still needs to be improved.
This also leads to why the price increase of high-speed rail has caused so many people to be dissatisfied.
epilogue
In any case, the price increase of high-speed rail has become a fact, since it cannot be changed, it is hoped that high-speed rail can really improve the quality of service as it says, and it is worthy of this price.
However, I still hope that the high-speed rail official can listen to the opinions of the public more, and at the same time pursue benefits, but also meet the real needs of passengers.
Only by finding the best balance will more people choose high-speed rail, and I hope all people who take high-speed rail can have a comfortable experience.