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Original title: High-speed train launches monthly and counting tickets – free refunds before departure, a ticket is up to 40% cheaper
Shooting: Tang Jun
Reporter | Tang Jun
FollowingBeijing-Shanghai high-speed trainAfter the implementation of floating fares on the Hecheng-Chongqing high-speed rail, the commercialization of China’s rail fares has gone one step further.
On December 24, 12306 officially launched the counter and commuter ticket products. At the moment, it only supports Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail and Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail. Among them, Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train can buy counter tickets and Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed train can buy counter and commuter tickets.
Registered users can use the 12306 homepage entry to shop for themselves and for passengers who have passed verification on their account. After purchase, they can only be used by the passengers themselves.
Taking the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train as an example, a second-class ticket for the entire 20-time / 90-day trip costs 11,240 yuan, or 562 yuan per ticket. At present, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway implements floating fares, and the second-class fare for daily trains is 498-604 yuan, and the fare for counting tickets is in the middle level of the daily fare.
First class seats cost 18,880 yuan for 20 counting, an average of 944 yuan per time, which is between 884-1006 for daily tickets.
Accounting tickets can be purchased not only for the entire trip, but also for the interval stations on the route, such as the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Nanjing South Station. 20 second-class seat tickets valid for 90 days are priced at 2,740 yuan, equivalent to each. The ticket costs 137 yuan.
The price of the 20 times / 90 days second class seat ticket for the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed train is 2,800 yuan, an average of 140 yuan per time. The Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed rail currently also implements floating rates. The daily fare for second-class trains with the prefix G is 138-168 yuan, and the second-class fare for trains with the prefix C / D is 85-128 yuan. When the destination is Chongqing, tickets for Chongqing West, Chongqing North and Shapingba Stations can be redeemed.
The Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed train also launched a 60-time / 30-day regular ticket, which is equivalent to a monthly ticket. The second class seat price is 6028 yuan and the average ticket is about 100.5 yuan. If you make full use of the number of trips, a ticket can save 40% of the original price compared to the more expensive second-class fare of 168 yuan.
In terms of use, counted tickets and commuter tickets must be activated within 30 days of purchase, and a full refund will be given if not used within 30 days. Once activated, the validity period will be calculated on the day of activation. If the number of trips remaining after the validity period expires, the remaining fare will not be refunded.
According to the product description, as long as there are seats remaining on the train, the tickets can be redeemed. Among them, the ticket can reserve up to 4 unused seats, and the regular ticket can reserve up to 10 unused seats. There is no charge to cancel a reserved seat before driving, however, if the reservation is canceled more than 5 times within 48 hours of driving, the number of unused seats that can be reserved will be adjusted to one.
China Railway Group stated that the target audience for commuter counting and tickets are business travelers and commuters.
Calculated based on time and number of times, if you buy a 20 times ticket for 90 days and want to fully utilize the number of trips, you need to take a round trip train at least every 9 days, which is suitable for groups of passengers traveling between two locations each week.
The Chengdu-Chongqing High-Speed Rail Commuter Pass is more suitable for commuters crossing the city around Chengdu and Chongqing. Assuming a passenger lives in Jianyang, which is 20 minutes away from Chengdu high-speed train ride, he must take the high-speed train to Chengdu 22 working days a month and buy 60 commuter tickets for 30 days. Each ticket is estimated to cost 24 yuan, which is less expensive than buying separately. 2 yuan. If there are more trips, the discount is greater.
With the development of metropolitan areas in China, commuting between cities and even commuting between cities is becoming more and more common. The department of railways has introduced regular tickets and counted tickets, which is beneficial for people who travel through cities on a regular basis.
On December 24, the operating speed of the Fuxing train of the Chengdu-Chongqing High-Speed Railway increased to 350 km / h, and the shortest travel time between the two places was reduced to 62 minutes. Currently, Chengdu-Chongqing trains run every 20 minutes on average. At the same time, the electronic rail card swipe code and the trip, verification and ticket verification are combined into one, moving towards the operation of public transport.
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