{{Short description|Cheapest class of seating in China Railway}} thumb|Normal hard seat coach thumb|Hard seat coach of T27 train The '''hard seat''' ({{Zh|t=硬座|s=硬座|p=yìng zuò}}) or '''semi-cushioned seat''',<ref>{{cite web |title=全球连线 {{!}} 中老铁路老挝段要增开列车啦！ |url=http://www.news.cn/world/2022-02/25/c_1128416687.htm}}</ref> abbreviated '''YZ''', is a train seat that is the cheapest class of seating in China Railway.<ref name="cnvol">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnvol.com/train-classes-china.htm |title=Classes on China's Trains |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=cnvol.com |accessdate=28 January 2014 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031203633/http://www.cnvol.com/train-classes-china.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="travel china guide">{{cite web |url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/hard-seat.htm |title=Hard Seats & Soft Seats |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=TravelChinaGuide.com |accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> It is available on non-high-speed trains.<ref name="travel china guide"/>
The term "hard seat" comes from the hard, wooden seats of regular passenger trains in the Mao era; modern "hard seats" are upholstered. Several different tickets and prices can be obtained .
Each carriage provides the most basic services common to all Chinese trains, namely toilets, wash basins, and a boiling water dispenser.<ref name="travel china guide"/> This demonstrates the importance of the ticket prices and the ability for them to change over time.
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.<ref name="travel china guide"/>
==Coaches== {{Unreferenced section|date=January 2014}} The coaches currently in use include: * YZ-21 (no air conditioner) * YZ-22 (no air conditioner) * YZ-22B (no air conditioner) * YZ-25B (no air conditioner) * YZ-25G * YZ-25K * YZ-25T * YZ-30 * YZ-32 * SYZ-25B (double-decked) * SYZ-25K (double-decked)
==Price== {{main|Fare of passenger trains in China}}{{Update|type=|date=March 2020|reason=}} {{As of|2006}}, the following ticket price used in most regular lines, but some special lines have different prices.
{| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" | Distance (km) ! colspan="2" | 普通硬座<br/>Regular ! colspan="2" | 新型空调硬座<br/>New type air-conditioned |- ! 普快<br/>(pǔ kuài, lit. Normal fast) ! 快速<br/>(kuài sù, lit. Fast) ! 普快<br/>(pǔ kuài, lit. Normal fast) ! 快速<br/>(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 |- | colspan="5" | ''(incomplete)'' |}
==References== <references/>
{{China Railway travel classes}}
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