The hard seat () or semi-cushioned seat, abbreviated YZ, is a train seat that is the cheapest class of seating in China Railway. 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.
Price
, 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)
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