The bullet trains and high-speed trains we talk about every day should be called: ordinary EMU trains = bullet trains, bullet trains = high-speed EMU trains. Let's look at the difference between bullet trains and high-speed trains.

What's the difference between a bullet train and a high-speed train?

First of all, we should distinguish the number of trains, such as the number of trains on the tickets we buy every day, the number of trains for moving trains (ordinary EMU trains start with D) and the number of trains for high-speed EMU trains start with G, both of which belong to EMUs, and the number of trains starting with C is also the number of trains for intercity EMUs.

1, different speeds

The maximum running speed of high-speed rail is 300-350km/h, and the maximum running speed of motor train is 200-250 km/h.

2. Different models

CRH2C, CRH3, CRH380 and CR400AF/BF are used for high-speed trains, except CRH 1, CRH2C and CRH5 series EMUs) for moving trains.

CRH2C EMU of Beijing South Railway Station (for high-speed rail)

Harmonious CRH 1 EMU (motor vehicle)

3. Different car seats

The high-speed train has no sleeper, while the bullet train has soft sleeper and advanced soft sleeper, and there is no hard sleeper. There are business seats, first class and second class seats.

4. Different fares

Take the second-class seat as an example. The second-class ticket price of high-speed rail is 0.46 yuan/km, and the second-class ticket price of motor train is 0.3 1 yuan/km.

5. Different time consumption

The speed of high-speed train is higher than that of moving train, so the running time of high-speed train is shorter than that of moving train on the same route, and the corresponding price is also expensive.

6. The orbits are different

The rail used for high-speed rail is a special rail, which is why it is called high-speed rail. The rail used in the bullet train can be either a special rail for high-speed rail or a modified common rail, which has specific compatibility.