What does crowdfunding train mean? During the National Day holiday, Xi Railway Bureau launched a crowdfunding train from Xi to Yulin. This train K8 188 from Xi 'an to Yulin is not a "scheduled train" at Xi 'an Railway Station, but whether it will run or not depends on the number of passenger crowdfunding tickets. Passengers can choose the date, number and seat of the train they want to take through the crowdfunding platform, and the railway department will determine the running time, the proportion of hard seats and sleepers according to the needs of passengers.
Whether the train can run or not depends on the number of people sitting. Some people may think it's too trifling. Don't all trains run strictly according to the timetable? In fact, irregular trains can indeed start on demand. The number of trains we usually see on the timetable is actually drawn on the map in advance in the dispatching of the railway bureau. This kind of map, which indicates the frequency and running time of each train in advance, is called a running map. The trains marked on this map are called scheduled trains, and all scheduled trains must run at the time specified in the operation map. Temporary trains can be added when the railway network still has the capacity and demand. It's not on the usual operation chart. It's added temporarily.
In the Internet age, crowdfunding is a fashionable word. Crowdfunding refers to raising funds from the public through the Internet, which is usually used to support various activities, such as entrepreneurship, product production, artistic creation, design and invention. Participants can get preferential prices, membership and other rewards. So this time, some passengers are asking, will the crowdfunding that they usually participate in be discounted? Why is the train crowdfunding not cheap? In fact, crowdfunding trains are closer to on-demand services and on-demand production.
The market itself is a mechanism of on-demand production, but the demand is determined by consumers buying first and then by entrepreneurs observing sales. The information transmission between demand and production is too slow and easily distorted. Specifically, the traditional passenger service demand is often completed through interviews and questionnaires. Because it takes a long time, it is often necessary to wait until the investigation is over, the statistics are good, and the departure is arranged, but the passenger demand has changed. Therefore, it is impossible to adopt the mode of on-demand production in train operation.
Moreover, previous passenger travel demand surveys were conducted in factories, universities and other places where demand was concentrated. However, with the popularity of Internet ticketing in recent years, it is becoming more and more difficult to obtain real and effective data through this peer-to-peer way. However, the mobile Internet and smart phones also offer new possibilities. This time, Xi Railway Bureau and Tsinghua University Design Team jointly launched the "Crowdfunding Train" network platform, which used the network to get through the information asymmetry between passenger selection and enterprise decision-making, and fully met the needs of users.
In fact, with the help of new technologies, there are many such explorations to achieve more sophisticated production and services. From 20 17, 10 and 10, the physical tickets of the Forbidden City completely withdrew from the historical stage, and all 80,000 tickets were sold online every day. There are many advantages to selling tickets on the whole network. It is more convenient to buy tickets, and scalpers selling tickets have no space. More importantly, all ticket sales are online, which is conducive to the peak of the Forbidden City, and the service has also changed from extensive to refined.
Under the traditional physical ticket mode, customers don't know the flow of people in the Forbidden City before they arrive, and the management of the Forbidden City can't predict the arrival of tourists, so it is naturally impossible to give an early warning. Tourists gathered at the gate of the Forbidden City and asked to enter by ticket. In order to prevent chaos, the Forbidden City had to compromise. After online ticket sales, visitors can check the amount of remaining tickets to avoid crowded visits. The Forbidden City can also have a clear idea of future traffic to control the number of tickets. Tourists can't buy tickets online, and they won't come for nothing. If visiting the Forbidden City is regarded as a service, it is actually a kind of production on demand and distribution on demand.
From this perspective, Xi 'an's train crowdfunding may extend to another important scene, the Spring Festival travel rush craze. The itinerary of Spring Festival travel rush Peak is highly planned, so the public can enter their ID cards on the website in advance, reserve trains and seats, and submit several reservations with different priorities. A week later, the computer drew lots and announced. Winners can buy train tickets with their ID cards. This on-demand distribution is also a part of on-demand production to some extent. Such a lottery will make the distribution of tickets more humane. Different winning probabilities can be given according to age, gender and degree of disability, so as to take care of the old, the weak and the sick.
If a person misses for many years, he can also adjust the winning rate. Moreover, the long registration time can facilitate migrant workers to find help. Even if the operation is slow, there is no need to "grab", and the problem of being unfamiliar with computers will be solved. Like the crowdfunding train opened by Xi' an, such a lottery can also optimize resource allocation. It is convenient for railway authorities and passengers to adjust production and travel according to the situation, and promote the optimal allocation of resources in both aspects.
Of course, we should also see that this kind of on-demand production puts forward higher requirements for the order of production. The pilot project of Xi 'an-Yulin section is because the whole section is under the jurisdiction of Xi 'an Railway Bureau, which is relatively easy to coordinate. However, despite this, the temporary addition of a train has brought a lot of workload to the maintenance, crew and vehicle inspection departments. In the future, if it is extended to the nationwide on-demand transportation service production, it will be more difficult to coordinate, which is both a challenge and an opportunity for China railway industry.
How to take the so-called "crowdfunding train" means that passengers can choose the section, date and seat of the train through the Internet platform. If the number of people participating in crowdfunding reaches more than half of the total number of seats on the train, the railway department can decide to run the train.
Where is the starting point of the crowdfunding train? Xi to Yulin.
It is understood that there are two "crowdfunding trains", one is K8 188 train from Xi 'an to Yulin at 23:33 on October 7, 65438, and the other is K8 187 from Yulin to Xi 'an on October 8, 65438. The whole car has 2 18 hard seats, 8 17 hard sleepers and 22 soft sleepers. From September 28th when Xi Railway Bureau released the crowdfunding information to June 6th 10, all tickets were sold out, and the attendance rate reached 100%. K8 188 was originally scheduled to leave at noon 14: 52. According to the wishes of passengers participating in crowdfunding activities, the railway department adjusted it to "late arrival".