CCTV News: According to the official account of "Shanghai Release", China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Shanghai Railway Group) introduced that in order to meet the differentiated travel needs of passengers, starting from May 8, the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou High-speed Railway and the Hangzhou-Wenzhou High-speed Railway will launch 13 new ticket products, mainly divided into two types: scheduled tickets and counted tickets, bringing passengers a new experience of traveling by bus.
After on March 20 this year, after the Xulian High-speed Railway, Ninghang High-speed Railway, Beijing-Hong Kong High-speed Railway Hehuang Section, Hangzhou-Chang High-speed Railway Huangchang Section, and Shanghai-Sutong Railway, the Hangzhou-Wenzhou-Hunan Railway, and the Shanghai-Suzhou-Hunan-Hong Kong High-speed Railway also continued to launch new ticket products. The new ticket product launched this time takes "stage discount + flexible selection" as its biggest "selling point". With the product characteristics of "high-frequency travel is more preferential and suitable choices are more convenient", it further reduces the inter-provincial travel costs of passengers and improves the effectiveness of railway service to the people.
The new ticket-based products launched this time are mainly divided into two types: scheduled tickets and counted tickets. The scheduled tickets are finely matched with the commuting and travel needs of different groups, providing 11 options including 10 times/30 days, 15 times/30 days, 20 times/30 days, 25 times/30 days, 30 times/30 days, 35 times/30 days, 40 times/30 days, 45 times/30 days, 50 times/30 days, 55 times/30 days, and 60 times/30 days; counting tickets provide flexible solutions for business travel and short-term project system work, providing 2 options including 10 times/90 days, 20 times/90 days.
In addition, passengers holding new ticket products do not have specific trains to travel. They can choose to take EMUs of each grade in the corresponding range (according to the seat specified at the time of purchase). The product fare is subject to multiple discounts on the basis of the execution fare for EMUs in each range; if passengers purchase the product and do not take the train within the validity period, the product will automatically expire and a full refund will be made. At the same time, when there are temporary itinerary adjustments, passengers holding new ticket products can be exempted from ticket refund fees and enjoy many functions of the product to benefit the people.
When the product is purchased and cashed out, passengers can make reservations in advance for the corresponding delivery of the product and seats to the station and seats at the corresponding product through the 12306 website, the "Railway 12306" mobile APP or the self-service ticket machine. After the appointment is successful, the passenger can enter the station to check the ticket with the original valid ID card used when purchasing the product.
It should be noted that the new ticket product launched this time can reserve a maximum of 10 seats to be used; new ticket products that are not enabled can only reserve pre-sale seats within the product activation period; when the itinerary changes, it is recommended to cancel the reservation seats before driving (no refund fee is charged). If the reservation is not cancelled, it is considered a one-time ride; if the number of seats to be cancelled within 48 hours before driving for each new ticket product is 5 times in total, the number of seats to be used for reservation for the product will be reduced from 10 to 1.
Taking the second-class ticket price from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Huzhou Station as an example, purchasing 30/30-day scheduled ticket products saves about 550 yuan compared to 30 single ticket purchases; purchasing 60/30-day scheduled ticket products saves about 1,700 yuan compared to 60 single ticket purchases, and commuting costs are reduced by about 25% and 39% respectively.
