Hard seat

[3] The name of Hard seat derives comes from the hard, wooden seats in the Mao era on regular passenger trains.

Modern "hard seats", however, are upholstered.

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

[3] This demonstrates the importance of the ticket prices and the ability for them to change over time.

[3] The coaches currently in use include: As of 2006[update], the following ticket price used in most regular lines, but some special lines have different prices.