Rail fares are going up again? This time it will fry netizens! China Railway Group recently announced that from June 15, 2024, the fares of many popular high-speed rail lines such as Wuhan-Guangzhou, Shanghai-Hangzhou, and Shanghai-Kunming will be increased by about 20%. This is the largest adjustment after the 10.7% price increase of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway in 2021!
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One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and this news exploded on the Internet after it was released. Many netizens shouted, "It's too expensive, I can't afford to sit down!" Some netizens said, "The price has also risen, and people have also scolded." Some netizens said, "Technology is used to facilitate people, not to distinguish people, why scold people even if the price increases?" Some netizens even bluntly said, "It is recommended to reduce working hours, because working long hours will not increase income"
Counting carefully, the lines adjusted this time include many popular lines such as Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway, Shanghai-Hangzhou passenger dedicated, Shanghai-Kunming passenger dedicated, etc., and the average ticket price will increase by about 20%. Taking the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway as an example, the most expensive business seat from Wuhan to Guangzhou is 1935 yuan, and even the cheapest second-class seat is 553 yuan, which is too expensive!
In the face of public skepticism, China Railway said that this is to "innovate supply and drive demand" and develop more marketable passenger transport products. But the people's doubts are still very big: high-speed rail fares are rising, are our wallets going to be "emptied"?
In fact, there is a cruel reality behind this: there are so many high-speed rail lines in the country, only 6 are currently profitable, and all the others are loss-making! It can be seen that the operating cost of high-speed rail construction is high. Therefore, the national railway has to optimize the allocation of resources through price increases to ensure the sustainable development of the high-speed rail industry.
As a key means of transportation for the development of the country, high-speed rail is closely related to everyone's life, and its development affects the nerves of each of us. The fare adjustment has undoubtedly brought a new test to our travel. So, while the high-speed rail company continues to improve its own quality, should it also consider the travel needs of ordinary people? For example, keep some of the economic trains, so that it will continue to be everyone's "steel war horse" to meet the travel needs of different groups.
All in all, the development of high-speed rail is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and it is related to the interests of everyone. Let's wait and see how the high-speed rail company will respond next, and hope that the relevant departments can give real support to the traveling public. We look forward to the steady and far-reaching development of high-speed rail, so that more ordinary people can enjoy a high-quality travel experience.