New flexible ticket prices will put high-speed trains back on the rails

HIGH-SPEED TRAIN TICKET PRICES will change on Dec 1 with a flexible multi-tier pricing system being introduced based on different seasons, different time periods, different ticket classes and different operating regions. China Daily's Wang Yiqing comments:

According to media reports, the price adjustment this time involves more than 400 train services in seven major South-Eastern coastal railway bureaus.

The published ticket price will be the maximum ticket price with the lowest discounted by 55 percent. The price adjustments are based on the changing demand for tickets at different times, and aimed at encouraging passengers to travel during non-rush periods. It is a significant reform to improve the transport capacity and efficiency of high-speed railways through preferential prices.