Gamingdeputy reported on May 7 that the Railway 12306 website recently announced that starting from June 15, the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway from Wuhan to Guangzhou, Hangzhou to Ningbo High-speed Railway and the Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway from Shanghai to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Changsha will operate at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour. The fare increase window for EMU trains and above will open in June.The increase is around 19%-20%the relevant information attracted attention in the industry.
Focusing on the content, basis and purpose of this optimization and adjustment of EMU fares, the heads of relevant railway transportation companies responded to issues of social concern today.
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The person in charge of the relevant railway transportation company claimed that the EMU train fares will be optimized and adjusted this time.hostIt is based on reasons such as “increased operating costs” and “unbalanced passenger flow”.Gamingdeputy organizes it as follows:
Rising operating costs
Relevant high-speed rail lines were put into operation from 2009 to 2014. For more than 10 years, a single fare mechanism has been implemented for EMU trains with speeds of 300 kilometers per hour and above running on the lines. Operating costs such as line maintenance, vehicle purchase, equipment updates, and labor employment have been incurred. experienced major changes,The existing single fare mechanism is obviously not suitable for the market-oriented operation situation.there is an urgent need to establish a market-oriented fare mechanism and improve the market-oriented operation level of railway transportation enterprises.
Unbalanced passenger flow
EMU trains running at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour and above on relevant high-speed rail lines generally have uneven passenger flow in different seasons, dates, and time periods. During peak passenger travel hours, even if a large number of additional EMU trains are operated, it is still difficult to meet the concentrated travel needs of passengers. Flexible implementation Discounts, rising and falling market-based fare mechanisms,It is conducive to reasonably matching the relationship between transportation capacity and demand through price leverage.promote the balance of passenger flow, enable limited transportation resources to serve more passengers, and also allow some passengers who have relatively low requirements for train running times to enjoy more preferential fares.
Strengthen passenger transport product system
Regular-speed passenger trains are running on relevant high-speed railway parallel lines, and a market-based fare mechanism with flexible discounts and rising and falling prices is implemented.Will further enrich high-speed rail and regular rail passenger transport product systemsproviding passengers with more choices for travel.
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Form a reasonable price comparison relationship
The fare levels of EMU trains with speeds of 300 kilometers per hour and above running on relevant high-speed rail lines are obviously unbalanced with the fares of similar EMU trains running on other high-speed rail lines in the region. The fares will be optimized and adjusted.Conducive to forming a reasonable price comparison relationshipto promote the sustainable development of high-speed rail.
The person in charge of relevant railway transportation companies also stated that the area where the high-speed rail lines involved in this fare optimization and adjustment are located has sufficient competition among various transportation modes.After the optimization and adjustment of EMU train fares, it still has a greater cost-effectiveness advantage than other modes of transportation..
Railway transportation companies will comprehensively consider changes in passenger flow, market demand and passenger acceptance, and make good use of the flexible discount, rising and falling high-speed train fare mechanism to meet the diverse travel needs of passengers.
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