According to the “Morning Morning Post” report, high-speed rail fares have finally been discounted. From May 18th to June 20th, some high-speed train business seats and special seats of Shanghai-Hangzhou and Shanghai-Hangzhou trains will be ex-gratia fares. 70% off, special seats are 10% off.

In the industry analysis, these two “luxury seat” promotions are closely related to their low attendance. The reporter found yesterday that an hour before the individual Shanghai-Hangzhou and Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed trains drove, the commercial blocks and the special seat did not sell one ticket. However, these "luxury seats" only account for 2% of the total number of seats on most trains.

Only Shanghai-Hangzhou, Hangzhou-Hangzhou, and some of the high-speed rail express trains for which the preferential fares are applied are limited to high-speed trains operating on the Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail lines, a total of 116 miles. What needs to be reminded is that the Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed railway business seats and special seats are all available during the pre-sale period, while the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail business seats and special seats are divided into: ex-gratia, sub-period special and unspecial. Among them, ex-gratia refers to the implementation of all ex-gratia in the pre-sale period; sub-period ex-gratia refers to the pre-sale period of 1-6 days (including the day) does not implement the special, 7-12 days to implement the special; unfavorable means that no special.

The discount rates for special fares are: 30% for business seats and 10% for special seats. For example, the high-speed train from Shanghai to Nanjing is 438 yuan for the original business seat, and the fare is 307 yuan; the original special fare is 263 yuan, and the preferential fare is 237 yuan. The reporter logged onto the China Railway Customer Service Center website (.cn) yesterday and purchased the Shanghai-Hangzhou High-speed Railway Business Station on May 18. The fare was 164 yuan. On May 17th, the Shanghai-Hangzhou High-speed Railway Business Station ticket still carries the original price of 234 yuan.

Business seats, special seats, low occupancy rate Shanghai-Nanjing, Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail business seat and Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail, is a soft leather seat, can switch between sitting and lying, can achieve 180 degrees lying. Each seat is also equipped with a separate TV, table, sockets, reading lights and other equipment. The special seats are mainly sightseeing seats and VIP seats. They are located at the front or rear of the vehicle. Passengers can freely adjust the "electronic curtain" between the driver's cab and the sightseeing area. Before the power is turned on, the “curtain” is an opaque mist glass. After pressing the power button, the mist layer of the glass disappears immediately and passengers can watch the driver drive the train. The Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail also has a VIP box. It is composed of six comfortable red chairs and a large desk. It is separated by frosted glass and offers excellent space and privacy. It can be used by business people to hold small private meetings. In general, a high-speed rail business seat and special seat are not configured at the same time.

Although comfortable, the fares of these two seats are also higher than ordinary seats. Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed railway business seat fare is 438 yuan, special seat is 263 yuan, and first-class seat is 220 yuan, second-class seat ticket is 140 yuan; Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway business seat is 234 yuan, special seat is 141 yuan, first-class The seat is 124 yuan, and the second-class seat ticket is 78 yuan. Railway fan Xiaoshen yesterday said that the second-class seat of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail EMU is only 410 yuan.

The reporter yesterday found that the attendance rate of these two kinds of seats is not ideal. For example, on the G7068 train from Shanghai to Nanjing yesterday, there were 28 tickets for the business seat of the car for approximately one hour before driving, and one ticket was not sold; for the hour before the Shanghai-Hangzhou High-speed Rail G7347 train, there were 18 tickets for the special seat. , also did not sell one.

Travelers hope that ordinary seats also discount commercial seats and special seats on a high-speed rail train. The proportion is very small, but it is only for a small number of passengers. Such as Shanghai-Nanjing, Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail, a high-speed rail business seat is generally 28 seats, special seats for 18 seats, not set at the same time. A 16-section reconnected high-speed rail can carry more than 1,000 passengers, and 8 single-unit high-speed rails can also carry 500-600 passengers. Traveler Mr. Pan said that the "luxury seat" price is too high, and his ticket purchase has never been considered, whether he does not care about discounting. Ms. Deng, who often travels between Suzhou and Shanghai, also stated that the high-speed trains are now operating in public transportation. Sometimes, the rate of attending high-speed trains is not good. There are plenty of seats in first-class seats and second-class seats. During this period, the high-speed rail can implement all seat discounts. Most of the passengers who enjoy first-class seats and second-class seats can also enjoy discounts.

According to industry sources, there are precedents for domestic discounts on ordinary trains, and the Nanning Railway Bureau has introduced round-trip train fares during the period from March 20 to December 30, 2012 (excluding September 30 to October 7). Offers. Among them, Nanning to Liuzhou fell from 41 yuan to 40 yuan, from Nanning to Yulin to 42 yuan from 42 yuan. According to the Shanghai Railway Department, special commercial fares for the Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail business and special seats are used as a mode of operation. In the future, depending on the needs of different transportation seasons and changes in the passenger transportation Adjustments were made in time and at a discounted rate, but there are no news for other high-speed rail seats.