Long-distance passenger services to be hit hard by high-speed railway |
| Date Added: October 23, 2009 01:42:34 AM |
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| With the full link of the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, the “Dongche” Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains (prefixed with D) will be running between the two cities next month. A new era of bullet trains has come. However, for traditional long-distance passenger services, this means a test of life and death. Cutting prices and reducing bus frequency has seemed to be inevitable choices for long-distance passenger transportation companies fiberglass mesh tape. Currently, the ticket price for a commercial coach between Fuzhou and Xiamen is RMB 130 and RMB 90 for an ordinary coach. In terms of travel time, it takes at least 3.5 hours by expressway, which is the fastest way at present. However, it will take about 6 hours by national highway for ordinary coaches in order to save costs. “The travel time will be shortened to 1.5 hours from Fuzhou to Xiamen, and the ticket price will probably be set between RMB 84 to 102,”Woven Roving said an industry insider, adding that EMU train is undoubtedly the best choice among the existing means of transportation between Fuzhou and Xiamen. “It will definitely impact on the passenger service market, though it has not yet been opened,” said a staff member of the Ludao Long-distance Passenger Transport Co., Ltd. Currently, the passenger traffic volume of the Fuzhou-Xiamen route accounts for about two-thirds of the company’s total business,Fiberglass Wallcovering he said. “Cutting prices and reducing bus frequency are inevitable,” he said. |
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