BIZCHINA / Public Reactions
Street talk: Does faster always mean better?
(China Daily)
Updated: 2007-04-23 16:00
"The sixth speedup is the most effective way to ease the bottleneck in
rail transport capacity, which has limited social and economic
development.
"It will enhance the quality of the rail service and contribute to the
building of a harmonious society. It also gives full play to railways'
advantages of using less energy and creating less pollution."
Liu Zhijun
Minister of Railways
"The speedup will improve the flow of people, cargo, capital and
information between different areas and help boost the development of
regional economies.
"In addition, because of the ease of transfer, the speedup will attract
more passengers from lines that are linked to the intercity routes."
Ji Jialun
A professor with Beijing Jiaotong University
"A trip by train was tiresome in the 1970s and 80s. The old trains had no
air conditioners, ran really slowly, and were always crowded with
passengers. The journey between Shanghai and Beijing often took more than
20 hours.
"The speedups are always exciting news, even though the ticket price has
jumped from 36 yuan 40 years ago to several hundred yuan now. I am very
happy to find that there is a train, which will start from Shanghai in
the morning and arrive in Beijing in the evening. I will have a chance to
see the scenery along the way in daylight hours."
Hao Sijun
A 65-year-old commuter on the Beijing-Shanghai railway for almost 30 years
"The speedup makes traveling more comfortable for me. I still remember
the days when I used to throw up every time I made a long-distance trip
on a slow train.
"However, I don't like the fact that there are no sleepers on the new
bullet trains. That means I won't be able to sleep on the journey, which
is a horrible thought."
Liu Yuanyuan
A 26-year-old clerk from Nanjing who travels often
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