China's high-speed rail stopped operating at night, wasting resources? The traffic is huge, and it's worth thinking about
China's high-speed railway is the world's largest and fastest high-speed railway, which transports hundreds of millions of passengers and supports China's economic and social development.
Many people have also noticed that China's high-speed railways are largely absent at night, while regular trains run 24 hours a day, which is both a drain on resources and inconsistent with the sheer number of passengers.
How so? Isn't this a tyrannical thing?
1. Night maintenance provides a guarantee for the safe operation of high-speed railways.
Many of the high-speed rail group's train experts say that an important factor in stopping the operation at night is to carry out repairs and repairs on the trains.
To ensure the safety and reliability of high-speed railways, it is necessary to carry out periodic maintenance and replacement, as well as to do a good job of line cleaning, snow accumulation, de-icing, etc.
This work must be done during non-train journeys, a period known as the "sunroof" period.
According to the rules, it should not be less than 4 hours at most.
But in fact, from the perspective of the preliminary preparation for entering the site, the reservation of emergencies, and the cleaning and repair in the later stage, under normal circumstances, the opening time of the skylight is from 24:00 to 06:00 in the morning.
If maintenance is not strengthened, it will not only increase the safety of the train, but also lead to major traffic accidents.
Therefore, a power outage at night is a kind of protection for high-speed rail, and it is also a kind of "beauty sleep".
Second, the night passenger flow is small, and the operating expenses are high.
In addition, another reason for the high-speed rail to stop operating at night is to take into account the economic losses.
Due to the small number of passengers and the low traffic density at night, if there are too many trains, it will lead to waste of resources, increase operating costs and reduce efficiency.
Taking Beijing to Shanghai as an example, the high-speed railway is more than 1,300 meters long and takes 4 hours5 hours, 553 yuan.
If there is a high-speed train with 1,200 passengers at night, you will receive $663,600.
The operating cost of a high-speed railway, including vehicle depreciation, energy consumption, labor and maintenance costs, is calculated at more than 100 yuan per kilometer, and the operating cost of a high-speed railway is 1.3 million yuan, with a loss of 66.6.
If the frequency of the service is increased in the evening, the loss will be even greater.
Although high-speed rail has public interests, it must also take into account economic interests, and it cannot only rely on first-class subsidies, but must achieve profitability under the premise of achieving the goal.
Daytime high-speed trains can also ensure the daily travel of domestic passengers, and the number of high-speed rail runs can meet the needs of passengers under the condition that the domestic high-speed railway network continues to improve.
Parking at night is a rational option for high-speed rail, and it is also a "money-saving move" for high-speed rail, and China's high-speed rail can also withstand such challenges during the peak holiday period.
3. Restrictions on the number of motor vehicles at night.
Another important factor is to meet the needs of passengers.
Passengers at night usually want to get a good night's sleep on the train, but the seats on high-speed trains are not conducive to sleeping, and the noise generated at high speeds can also cause a lot of disturbance to people's sleep.
Therefore, passengers at night prefer to take the train, or the train with sleeping cars.
There are only a few high-speed trains in operation in China, such as the D709 from Beijing to Shanghai, the D927 from Beijing to Guangzhou, and so on.
This kind of passenger car is slightly lower than that of high-speed railway, but it travels a shorter distance, and because of the small number of its bedding, it is difficult to meet the requirements of passengers.
If high-speed trains are added at night, passenger satisfaction will also decrease.
The advantages of high-speed rail are that it is fast, takes a short time, and is suitable for daytime rather than nighttime.
Compared with the railway, the high-speed railway is more expensive, and more in line with the short and medium distances, coupled with the superiority of the high-speed railway, most of the distance can be reached within one day.
If passengers still need to travel long distances, priority will be given to suitable routes, and tickets will fluctuate greatly, while the cost of high-speed rail combination trains will only change slightly.
Conclusion: Both of these reasons why China should close its high-speed rail at night are very reasonable, not only related to the safety of high-speed rail, but also related to the normal operation of trains and the needs of passengers.
Of course, due to the development of high-speed rail and the change of passenger needs, the night operation of high-speed rail will also be adjusted accordingly, for example, in some important festivals or specific situations, in order to reduce the burden of passenger flow and provide convenience for passengers, some night trains will be increased.