Hard seat
{{Short description|Cheapest class of seating in China Railway}}
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The hard seat ({{Zh|t=硬座|s=硬座|p=yìng zuò}}) or semi-cushioned seat,{{cite web |title=全球连线 {{!}} 中老铁路老挝段要增开列车啦！ |url=http://www.news.cn/world/2022-02/25/c_1128416687.htm}} abbreviated YZ, is a train seat that is the cheapest class of seating in China Railway.{{cite web |url=http://www.cnvol.com/train-classes-china.htm |title=Classes on China's Trains |author= |website=cnvol.com |accessdate=28 January 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/hard-seat.htm |title=Hard Seats & Soft Seats |author= |website=TravelChinaGuide.com |accessdate=28 January 2014}} It is available on non-high-speed trains.
The term "hard seat" comes from the hard, wooden seats of regular passenger trains in the Mao era; modern "hard seats" are upholstered. Several different tickets and prices can be obtained .
Each carriage provides the most basic services common to all Chinese trains, namely toilets, wash basins, and a boiling water dispenser. 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.
Coaches
Price
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{{As of|2006}}, the following ticket price used in most regular lines, but some special lines have different prices.
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Distance (km) ! colspan="2" | 普通硬座 ! colspan="2" | 新型空调硬座 | ||||
| 普快 (pǔ kuài, lit. Normal fast) ! 快速 ! 普快 ! 快速 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| colspan="5" | (incomplete) |
References
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