Originally Posted by
PhilMHG
These are the prices I found for Shanghai - Nanjing:
G-Trains: 146 RMB / 233 RMB
D-Trains: 94 RMB / 113 RMB
So quite a price premium, but compared to Europe/Japan still very cheap
By world costs, agree totally cheap. Chinese costs, high. Problem is how and where to buy D train tickets. They don't sell at the train stations (at least as far as I can tell), and I know the locals were complaining about this. If someone knows I'd love to find out.
Originally Posted by
mosburger
While I haven't had the chance to take the new connection, a friend used it for the short Suzhou - Kunshan hop and remarked that ticket prices in 1st class were double the D train fare.
Not sure if that is accurate but this China Daily article also mentions substantially higher fares than for other highspeed services:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_11038626.htm
Yes, there was a huge outcry from the public when the trains first came out over the prices. Many people were complaining about it and the gov was considering lowering the fares. I haven't heard much since, but then again the gov controls the media too.