Hard seat

Cheapest class of seating in China Railway

Normal Hard seat coach Hard seat coach of train T27

The Hard seat (Chinese: 硬座; pinyin: yìng zuò) or Semi-cushioned seat,[1] abbreviated YZ, is the cheapest class of seating in China Railway.[2][3] It is available on non-high-speed trains.[3]

The name of Hard seat derives comes from the hard, wooden seats in the Mao era on regular passenger trains. Modern "hard seats", however, are upholstered. There are several different tickets and ticket prices that 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[edit]

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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[edit]

Main article: Fare of passenger trains in China

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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

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(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)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "全球连线 | 中老铁路老挝段要增开列车啦！".
2. ^ "Classes on China's Trains". cnvol.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
3. ^ a b c d "Hard Seats & Soft Seats". TravelChinaGuide.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

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