Recently, the topic of "4 high-speed rail tickets will rise" once rushed to the hot search on Weibo.
The official website of China Railway 12306 recently issued four price adjustment announcements. The announcement pointed out that in order to further improve the operation quality of high-speed rail and meet the different travel needs of passengers, it was decided that from June 15, 2024, the announced fares of EMU trains with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour and above running on the Wuhan-Guangzhou section of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway, the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway, and the Hangzhou-Ningbo section of the Hangzhou-Shenzhen railway will be optimized and adjusted.
- The four high-speed rail bullet train lines will be adjusted, and the price will rise and fall
Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd., Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd., Shanghai-Kunming Railway Passenger Line Zhejiang Co., Ltd., Shanghai-Kunming Railway Passenger Line Jiangxi Co., Ltd., Shanghai-Kunming Railway Passenger Line Hunan Co., Ltd., and Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd. all issued announcements on May 2 to optimize and adjust the fares of their operating high-speed rail lines from June 15.
The Shanghai-Hangzhou passenger train increased the current ticket price of 73 yuan from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East Second Class to 87 yuan, an increase of 19.18%; the Shanghai-Kunming passenger train increased the ticket price of its routes in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan, such as the current ticket price of 405 yuan from Hangzhou East to Changsha South Second Class to 485 yuan, an increase of 19.75%, and the current 257 yuan ticket price from Hangzhou South to Nanchang West Second Class to 308 yuan, an increase of 19.84%; Hangzhou-Ningbo passenger special will increase the current ticket price of 71 yuan for the second-class seat from Hangzhou East to Ningbo to 85 yuan, an increase of 19.72%.
At the same time, the announcement also cites a number of examples of minimum fare reductions.
According to the Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd. issued by the Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd., the minimum ticket price for the second-class seat from Wuhan Station to Guangzhou South Railway Station is 304 yuan, which is about 34% lower than the current fare. According to the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd. issued by the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd., the minimum fare for a second-class seat from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Hangzhou East Railway Station is 48 yuan, which is about 34% lower than the current fare. According to the Shanghai-Kunming Railway Passenger Line Zhejiang Co., Ltd., Shanghai-Kunming Railway Passenger Line Jiangxi Co., Ltd., and Shanghai-Kunming Railway Passenger Line Hunan Co., Ltd. issued the Hangzhou-Changzhou price adjustment announcement, such as Hangzhou East Railway Station to Changsha South Railway Station, the lowest second-class ticket price is 267 yuan, about 34% lower than the current fare. According to the Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd. issued by Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway Passenger Line Co., Ltd., the lowest ticket price for the second-class seat from Hangzhou East Railway Station to Ningbo Station is 47 yuan, which is about 34% lower than the current fare.
The above four announcements all pointed out that the implementation of fares between stations will be based on the upper limit of the published fare, with 5.5% off as the lower limit, and a multi-grade and flexible discount floating fare system will be implemented to provide passengers with more choices for travel. For the specific execution fare of each train, please check the 12306 website when purchasing tickets.
- Wuguang price adjustment announcement
- Shanghai-Hangzhou price adjustment announcement
- Hangzhou long price adjustment announcement
- Hangzhou-Ningbo price adjustment announcement
Source: CCTV Finance