According to statistics, in 216 alone, the number of passengers transported by high-speed rail in China was 1.4 billion, which is equivalent to everyone in China riding the high-speed rail once last year.
In the southeast coastal areas, the daily average transportation volume has reached 818, people, and the passenger load factor has reached more than 8%. Many people think that the high-speed rail department will definitely make a lot of money, right? But the fact is just the opposite. Most of the high-speed trains in China are losing money.
As of the first quarter of 216, the debt of China High-speed Railway Company has exceeded 4 trillion yuan. It is hard to believe that the "iron boss" who is hard to get a ticket is losing money, but this is the fact.
Some people will ask why the railway owes so much money because it has a debt of 4 trillion yuan.
First of all, it benefits from the high investment of bank loans, which is still worthy of recognition. The cost of railway workers is high and the tickets are low.
The benchmark fare per kilometer of high-speed rail is .48 yuan, and the lowest fare of 84% of high-speed rail in China is lower than the benchmark fare. That is to say, China Railway always plays the role of a public welfare organization at this moment, giving benefits to the people, but shouldering the burden alone.
With a debt of 4 trillion yuan, why does China keep building new ones? Because high-speed rail is a revolution in the concept of time and space for Chinese people, it will make China smaller and the world bigger, and it will also bring convenience to the citizens. Moreover, as a strategic "weapon" of China, high-speed rail is a business card for China to go global.