November 3 news Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway issued an announcement on October 23 that it has decided to optimize and adjust the fares of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and implement the floating fare mechanism.
The state has returned the pricing right of trains with high-speed rail mileage of more than 200 kilometers to high-speed rail transportation companies.
This policy makes the pricing of high-speed rail fares more flexible and can cater to the market to adjust the diversion of passengers.
Because of the uniform pricing of fares, many people will choose tickets for trains that are the same price but shorter in duration, as this option is the most cost-effective.
But once the principle of variable fares is implemented, people will differentiate between the price tendency and the flow of people.
Business people won't change their plans for which to blow because of a slight increase in fares, because they don't demand price in the first place.
But groups such as students and young people, who are not financially strong, will be able to rationally plan their trips according to slightly lower fares and save money.
Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railways flexibly set fares on the basis of the market, according to the mobility of passengers in the market to divide fares.
Like the daytime work of the climax of the time to implement a slight increase in the night time less traffic slightly down.
The majority of travelers can judge the travel time according to their own actual situation.
Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail to make up for the shortcomings of the mode of transportation, from the former to shorten the travel time can only choose a relatively short time-consuming plane, but the airport are generally in the remote suburban areas.
People need to spend a lot of time from home to the airport, in fact, plus the time of checking tickets, checking baggage and other procedures, the overall time consumed by airplanes is about the same as that of high-speed rail.
The convenience of high-speed rail has become the first choice for more people to travel.
The floating fare of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail will stream some passengers, and those who don't care about the traveling time can continue to wait until the time of low fares.
It is worth noting that the price of high-speed rail tickets will produce different prices according to different seasons and times, as well as train seats and sections.
In addition, the pricing increase of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail is limited, rising and falling within a range, the average ticket price is calculated to actually not produce a big gap with the previous.
People can make choices based on their own financial situation, which actually re-energizes the entire market.