The Hard seat or Semi-cushioned seat,[1] abbreviated YZ, is the cheapest class of seating in China Railway.[2] [3] It is available on non-high-speed trains.[3]
The name of Hard seat derives comes from the hard, wooden seats in the Mao era on regular passenger trains. Modern "hard seats", however, are upholstered. There are several different tickets and ticket prices that can be obtained.
Each carriage provides the most basic services common to all Chinese trains, namely toilets, wash basins and a boiling water dispenser.[3] This demonstrates the importance of the ticket prices and the ability for them to change over time.
Compared to soft seat, hard seat carriages have more seats per row (2+3 vs. 2+2) and are usually more crowded, and people without seats may stand in hard seat carriages.[3]
The coaches currently in use include:
See main article: Fare of passenger trains in China., the following ticket price used in most regular lines, but some special lines have different prices.
| Distance (km) | 普通硬座 Regular | 新型空调硬座 New type air-conditioned | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 普快 (pǔ kuài, lit. Normal fast) | 快速 (kuài sù, lit. Fast) | 普快 (pǔ kuài, lit. Normal fast) | 快速 (kuài sù, lit. Fast) | ||
| 1–20 | 2.50 | 3.50 | 7.00 | 9.00 | |
| 21–30 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 8.00 | 10.00 | |
| 31–40 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 8.00 | 10.00 | |
| 41–50 | 4.50 | 5.50 | 10.00 | 12.00 | |
| 51–60 | 4.50 | 5.50 | 10.00 | 12.00 | |
| 61–70 | 5.50 | 7.00 | 11.00 | 13.00 | |
| 71–80 | 5.50 | 7.00 | 11.00 | 13.00 | |
| 81–90 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 13.00 | 15.00 | |
| 91–100 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 14.00 | 16.00 | |
| 101–110 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 15.00 | 17.00 | |
| 111–120 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 17.00 | 19.00 | |
| 121–130 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 18.00 | 20.00 | |
| 131–140 | 11.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 | 22.00 | |
| 141–150 | 12.00 | 14.00 | 21.00 | 24.00 | |
| 151–160 | 12.00 | 14.00 | 21.00 | 24.00 | |
| 161–170 | 13.00 | 15.00 | 22.00 | 25.00 | |
| 171–180 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 26.00 | 29.00 | |
| 181–190 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 26.00 | 29.00 | |
| 191–200 | 15.00 | 17.00 | 27.00 | 30.00 | |
| 201–220 | 17.00 | 19.00 | 30.00 | 33.00 | |
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