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Street talk: Does faster always mean better?
(China Daily)
Updated: 2007-04-23 16:00
"It will enhance the quality of the rail service and contribute to the building of a harmonious society. It also gives full play to railways' advantages of using less energy and creating less pollution." Liu Zhijun Minister of Railways "The speedup will improve the flow of people, cargo, capital and information between different areas and help boost the development of regional economies. "In addition, because of the ease of transfer, the speedup will attract more passengers from lines that are linked to the intercity routes." Ji Jialun A professor withBeijingJiaotong University
"The speedups are always exciting news, even though the ticket price has jumped from 36 yuan 40 years ago to several hundred yuan now. I am very happy to find that there is a train, which will start from Shanghai in the morning and arrive in Beijing in the evening. I will have a chance to see the scenery along the way in daylight hours." Hao Sijun A 65-year-old commuter on the Beijing-Shanghai railway for almost 30 years "The speedup makes traveling more comfortable for me. I still remember the days when I used to throw up every time I made a long-distance trip on a slow train. "However, I don't like the fact that there are no sleepers on the new bullet trains. That means I won't be able to sleep on the journey, which is a horrible thought." Liu Yuanyuan A 26-year-old clerk from Nanjing who travels often (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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"The sixth speedup is the most effective way to ease the bottleneck in rail transport capacity, which has limited social and economic development.
"A trip by train was tiresome in the 1970s and 80s. The old trains had no air conditioners, ran really slowly, and were always crowded with passengers. The journey between