amoy
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No fence along tracks unlike Metros. No cattles can enter the station. Passengers check in 10mins bfore departure.
I usually buy tickets at TVM machine with cash. 'Business' class only means bigger seats. Inside a 'double-deck' couchette 6 passengers are allowed, with 2 LCD TVs and magazines. Very clean and user friendly incl. toilets.
the HSR I regularly take is probably of highest utilization in China linking 2 biggest and prosperous coastal cities of the province. The extention of railway down south will be completed in 2011 to Shenzhen. It takes 1hr roughly from where I am to Shenzhen by air. In comparison the HSR will take 3hrs. But taking the traffic to and fro airports and lead time for check-in into account people are most likely to choose HSR instead of airline.
By the way that King Long Bus is located in our city. It takes the biggest market share in China. IMo of good quality with rarely break-downs. u probably are aware Volvo was sold to Geely Motors China.
The phase-in of HSR does hurt bus traffic. For example I used to spend 3.5-4.5 hours by coach. But now despite the lowered bus fare @rmb65 /one-way trip, I still opt for rmb85 by HSR for less than 2hrs.
But rmb85 x 2-way x 4 weeks is not a small amount for me (usd1=rmb6.7) plus taxi fares
I usually buy tickets at TVM machine with cash. 'Business' class only means bigger seats. Inside a 'double-deck' couchette 6 passengers are allowed, with 2 LCD TVs and magazines. Very clean and user friendly incl. toilets.
the HSR I regularly take is probably of highest utilization in China linking 2 biggest and prosperous coastal cities of the province. The extention of railway down south will be completed in 2011 to Shenzhen. It takes 1hr roughly from where I am to Shenzhen by air. In comparison the HSR will take 3hrs. But taking the traffic to and fro airports and lead time for check-in into account people are most likely to choose HSR instead of airline.
By the way that King Long Bus is located in our city. It takes the biggest market share in China. IMo of good quality with rarely break-downs. u probably are aware Volvo was sold to Geely Motors China.
The phase-in of HSR does hurt bus traffic. For example I used to spend 3.5-4.5 hours by coach. But now despite the lowered bus fare @rmb65 /one-way trip, I still opt for rmb85 by HSR for less than 2hrs.
But rmb85 x 2-way x 4 weeks is not a small amount for me (usd1=rmb6.7) plus taxi fares
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