Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail will implement floating fares: the maximum fare for second-class seats is 598 yuan

　　Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail will implement floating fares: the maximum second-class fare for the whole journey will be adjusted to 598 yuan

　　Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, October 23rd, on the 23rd, Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway issued an announcement on optimizing and adjusting Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway fares.

The announcement stated that it was decided to optimize the adjustment of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail fare and implement a floating fare mechanism.

Optimize and adjust the published fares for the second-class seat of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train with a speed of 300 to 350 kilometers per hour. At the same time, the price ratio between business seats, special seats and first-class seats and second-class seats is 3.5 times, 1.8 times and 1.6 times respectively. carried out.

Screenshot source: Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail announcement

　　The announcement stated that since the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail opened on June 30, 2011, passenger traffic has increased significantly, and the average passenger load factor has been operating at a high level. For more than nine years, it has always implemented a single fare, which has failed to reflect the differentiation of the product structure and the superior quality. The principle of price, the degree of marketization of pricing is not high.

In order to further optimize the fare structure of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail, solve the problems of unbalanced demand and contradiction between supply and demand, and promote the market-oriented development of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail, the company decided to optimize and adjust the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail fare.

　　One is that the fares have risen and fallen.

Reasonably adjust fares according to the different needs of passengers for scheduled travel time and seat services, so that the majority of passengers have more travel options.

　　The second is to reflect high quality and high price.

Overall consideration should be given to factors such as travel time and passenger load factor, and reasonable arrangement of train ticket prices.

　　Specifically, the first is to optimize and adjust the published fares for the second-class seat of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train with a speed of 300 to 350 kilometers per hour. At the same time, the price ratio of business seats, special seats and first-class and second-class seats is 3.5 times. , 1.8 times and 1.6 times execution.

　　The second is to implement a floating fare mechanism.

Change the current practice of fixed fares, implement a high-quality, preferential price, and flexible floating fare mechanism, and implement up and down fluctuations based on the current implemented fare.

The highest executive fare for commercial seats on the entire train was adjusted to 1998 yuan, and the lowest executive fare was 1748 yuan.

The company will flexibly adjust and implement fares based on passenger flow.

Simultaneously launched measures to improve the quality of passenger transport services.

　　Third, the train fare between Beijing South Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Station of the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway will be adjusted according to the running distance based on the train fare of the whole train.

　　According to the announcement, the program will be implemented from December 23, 2020.

Screenshot source: "Railway 12306" APP

　　The Sino-Singapore Jingwei client query "Railway 12306" APP and found that taking the G169 train as an example, the current fare for the commercial seat of the train from Beijing South Station to Shanghai Hongqiao Station is 1748 yuan, the first-class seat is 933 yuan, and the second-class seat is 553 yuan. (Zhongxin Jingwei APP)