Hard seat

Normal Hard seat coach

Hard seat coach of train T27

The Hard seat (Chinese: 硬座; pinyin: yìng zuò), abbreviated YZ, is the cheapest class of seating in China Railway.^[1][2] It is available on non-high-speed trains.^[2]

Hard seat derives its name from the hard, wooden seats in the Mao era on regular passenger trains. Modern "hard seats", however, are upholstered.^[2]

Each carriage provides the most basic services common to all Chinese trains, namely toilets, wash basins and a boiling water dispenser.^[2]

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.^[2]

Coaches

The coaches current in use include:

• YZ-21 (no air conditioner)
• YZ-22 (no air conditioner)
• YZ-22B (no air conditioner)
• YZ-25B (some no air conditioner)
• YZ-25G
• YZ-25K
• YZ-25T
• YZ-30
• YZ-32
• SYZ-25B (double-decked)
• SYZ-25K (double-decked)

Price

As of 2006, the following ticket price used in most regular lines, but some special lines different price.

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)

References

1. "Classes on China's Trains". cnvol.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
2. "Hard Seats & Soft Seats". TravelChinaGuide.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.