2012年10月15日
Chinese passengers feel the pinch of costlier bull
As China rolls out its prized 350-plus/kmph bullet trains for the public, many travellers have complained that the expensive service has burnt a hole in their pocket.
China has the world's longest high-speed rail network with over 8,ralph lauren femme,350 km., according to the railways ministry. But the opening of more fast train services has led to fewer regular trains being available,ralph lauren femme,sac longchamp pliage, leading to the displeasure of the budget-conscious passengers, China Daily reported.
Thousands of Chinese are expected to travel to their hometowns during the spring holiday season,polo homme, but many are dissatisfied over limited options and high travel costs.
The railways ministry has launched luxury and fast train services on several routes to provide diversified services to the travellers.
A luxury sleeper service such as the one between Shanghai and Chengdu cities could costs up to 2,ralph lauren pas cher,How to Get Our Citizens Actually United - NYTimes,polo homme.,330 yuan ($352), which many people cannot afford, according to the daily,ralph lauren pas cher.
The Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post said that hundreds of berths in the Shanghai-Chengdu bullet trains would run empty due to higher fares.
Many travellers who used to take the regular trains because of the cheaper fares have opted for long-distance buses this year,polo lacoste pas cher, which will put extra pressure on road transport,Xiamen Siming Cinemas,ralph lauren pas cher, said transport ministry spokesman He Jianzhong.
The ministry has estimated a record 2.6 billion bus passengers during the peak holiday period from Jan 19 to Feb 27.
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In addition,polo ralph lauren outlet,sac longchamp, increasingly affluent air travellers seem to be opting for high-speed train services,polo ralph lauren pas cher. Wang Changshun, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China,polo ralph lauren, said a few airlines were forced to cancel short-distance flights on some routes that are catered by bullet trains.
The Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway has carried more than 20 million passengers since its opening in December 2009,abercrombie pas cher. The number of flights in the sector during that period was cut from an average of 11.5 flights daily to three flights per day,Record number of mainland tourists make tours to T,sac longchamp pas cher, China Daily quoted Wang as saying.
The Hainan and Shenzhen airlines have stopped their services,polo ralph lauren pas cher, leaving only the China Southern Airlines in the sector that currently runs three daily flights,Tanglewood Revisits Its Past, for All to Hear - NYTimes.com,polo lacoste pas cher, he said.
Ticket prices were also slashed by 15 percent to attract passengers on those flights, but despite that, their numbers dropped by 48 percent to 390,000 in 2010.
"The opening of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line next year will be another blow to the air transport industry," Wang added.
China has the world's longest high-speed rail network with over 8,ralph lauren femme,350 km., according to the railways ministry. But the opening of more fast train services has led to fewer regular trains being available,ralph lauren femme,sac longchamp pliage, leading to the displeasure of the budget-conscious passengers, China Daily reported.
Thousands of Chinese are expected to travel to their hometowns during the spring holiday season,polo homme, but many are dissatisfied over limited options and high travel costs.
The railways ministry has launched luxury and fast train services on several routes to provide diversified services to the travellers.
A luxury sleeper service such as the one between Shanghai and Chengdu cities could costs up to 2,ralph lauren pas cher,How to Get Our Citizens Actually United - NYTimes,polo homme.,330 yuan ($352), which many people cannot afford, according to the daily,ralph lauren pas cher.
The Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post said that hundreds of berths in the Shanghai-Chengdu bullet trains would run empty due to higher fares.
Many travellers who used to take the regular trains because of the cheaper fares have opted for long-distance buses this year,polo lacoste pas cher, which will put extra pressure on road transport,Xiamen Siming Cinemas,ralph lauren pas cher, said transport ministry spokesman He Jianzhong.
The ministry has estimated a record 2.6 billion bus passengers during the peak holiday period from Jan 19 to Feb 27.
To handle this traffic,Xiamen listed as 3rd most popular destination duri, 840,000 buses,polo ralph lauren, including 70,polo femme,000 added this year,polo ralph lauren, will ply during this period,'The Hunger Games' Surpasses 'The Hunger Games' Surpasses $300 Million in North America - NYTimes.com00 Million in North America - NYTimes.com, He said.
In addition,polo ralph lauren outlet,sac longchamp, increasingly affluent air travellers seem to be opting for high-speed train services,polo ralph lauren pas cher. Wang Changshun, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China,polo ralph lauren, said a few airlines were forced to cancel short-distance flights on some routes that are catered by bullet trains.
The Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway has carried more than 20 million passengers since its opening in December 2009,abercrombie pas cher. The number of flights in the sector during that period was cut from an average of 11.5 flights daily to three flights per day,Record number of mainland tourists make tours to T,sac longchamp pas cher, China Daily quoted Wang as saying.
The Hainan and Shenzhen airlines have stopped their services,polo ralph lauren pas cher, leaving only the China Southern Airlines in the sector that currently runs three daily flights,Tanglewood Revisits Its Past, for All to Hear - NYTimes.com,polo lacoste pas cher, he said.
Ticket prices were also slashed by 15 percent to attract passengers on those flights, but despite that, their numbers dropped by 48 percent to 390,000 in 2010.
"The opening of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line next year will be another blow to the air transport industry," Wang added.
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