Hard seat
Cheapest class of seating in China Railway
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The hard seat (Chinese: 硬座; pinyin: yìng zuò) or semi-cushioned seat,[1] abbreviated YZ, is a train seat that is the cheapest class of seating in China Railway.[2][3] It is available on non-high-speed trains.[3]
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.[3] 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.[3]
Coaches
The coaches currently in use include:
- YZ-21 (no air conditioner)
- YZ-22 (no air conditioner)
- YZ-22B (no air conditioner)
- YZ-25B (no air conditioner)
- YZ-25G
- YZ-25K
- YZ-25T
- YZ-30
- YZ-32
- SYZ-25B (double-decked)
- SYZ-25K (double-decked)
Price
As of 2006[update], the following ticket price used in most regular lines, but some special lines have different prices.
| Distance (km) | 普通硬座 Regular |
新型空调硬座 New type air-conditioned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 普快 (pǔ kuài, lit. Normal fast) |
快速 (kuài sù, lit. Fast) |
普快 (pǔ kuài, lit. Normal fast) |
快速 (kuài sù, lit. Fast) | |
| 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 |
| (incomplete) | ||||