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Should China postpone its ambitious high-speed rail plans? In a report submitted by the China Academy of Science to the State Council, experts raised questions over the affordability and practicality of the bullet train expansion program, which has triggered a heated discussion. Under the current plan, the central government has authorized a high-speed network that will reach 16,000km by 2020 and service more than 90 percent of the population. High-speed train runs at a speed in excess of 200 kilometers per hour. Their use is rapidly expanding in China as the country strives to relieve pressures on its transportation systems. As provincial officials appear to have caught bullet train fever, do you think it is time for China to put off its ambitious high-speed rail plans? Yes. Low income people cannot afford the high price of high-speed trains. Many operate at low capacity, making it difficult for the local government to repay the huge bank loans used to build them. No. As a safe, reliable, fast and comfortable, large volume, low-carbon mode of transport, high-speed trains have become an important trend and will definitely drive rapid economic growth. YES: I dont think it is safe to found the big bullet train network, especially in the mountain area. Because scientists have proved that when objects move with high speed, it may cause the geological disaster, for example the earthquake. SO I think the plan should be considered seriously. 沪宁高铁提速有限票价高涨 网友直呼“被高铁” 2010-07-07 08:23:13 广州日报 【大中小】 查看评论武广铁路沿线将停运13对普通列车Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway。时间不减少票价却高涨 ????沪宁高铁7月1日起开行，到达南京最快73分钟。但沪宁间一站直达的高铁列车只有2对，大部分高铁列车沿途停站较多，相比老动车组，速度优势并不明显，但票价却要贵不少。 ????记者了解到，在D字头没有被人为地大量取代之前，沪宁线上最快的一班动车D3009只需1小时57分钟。沪宁高铁G字头最慢的一班需要1小时58分钟。现行的G字头大多时程为1小时40分钟，D字头大多时程为2小时20分钟，平均起来，G字头比D字头只快了40分钟。G字头一等座233元、二等座146元。D字头一等座112元、二等座93元。 ????简单算起来，沪宁高铁一等票价高于原有动车组达108%；二等票价146元，高于动车组二等票价约57%。 ????票价高上座率低 ????6月底，往返京沪间的1461／1462次“绿皮车”正式退出历史舞台。 ????仅花88元从北京到上海已成历史。1461／1462次一直是京沪间最廉价的一趟火车，也