Should the railway station sell SRO tickets at the same price as normal tickets?

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Should the railway station sell SRO tickets at the same price as normal tickets?
Feb 9, 2011 03:50
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	Voting without time limit Exclusive Vote 0 vote(s) 1. Yes. 4 vote(s) 2. No. See All Voter(s) Note: Guest voter(s) are not displayed here. Yesterday, I came back to the city where I work by train. The train was very crowded and a lot of people were standing on the train. They just bought standing-room-only tickets because the tickets were sold out. I understand how difficult it is to buy train tickets during the Spring Festival Period. What I can not understand is why the passengers have to pay the same price as normal tickets to buy the standing-room-only tickets. They paid the same price but they didn’t enjoy the same service. It is unfair, right?

Feb 9, 2011 03:50

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Yesterday, I came back to the city where I work by train. The train was very crowded and a lot of people were standing on the train. They just bought standing-room-only tickets because the tickets were sold out.

I understand how difficult it is to buy train tickets during the Spring Festival Period. What I can not understand is why the passengers have to pay the same price as normal tickets to buy the standing-room-only tickets. They paid the same price but they didn’t enjoy the same service. It is unfair, right?

Feb 9, 2011 04:45	#1
GAFFER Points: Join Date: May 22, 2008 Status: Offline	Unfair yes, but the same in the UK too, especially on commuter trains. Long distance can book seats for small extra cost. Railway companies will say that you are paying for the journey, not a seat.

Feb 9, 2011 20:06

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Originally Posted by GAFFER

Railway companies will say that you are paying for the journey, not a seat.

Then they should get rid of all the seats on the train so that they can transport more passengers and make more money.

I remembered that a Chinese lawyer once sued the Ministry of Railways for selling SRO tickets at the same price as normal tickets but he lost in the lawsuit finally.

The railway stations will not stop selling SRO tickets because they want to make more money.

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