Ridicule for new rules on lost railway tickets
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="mislaid">mislaid</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reclaim">reclaim</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="bloggers">bloggers</span> <span word="ridiculed">ridiculed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="most">most</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Railways">Railways</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 10, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="stops">stops</span>, <span word="show">show</span> <span word="identification">identification</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refund">refund</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="within">within</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="notify">notify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="conductor">conductor</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="boarding">boarding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conductor">conductor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> "<span word="used">used</span> <span word="normally">normally</span>".</p><p>"<span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reissued">reissued</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="official">official</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 2 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (32 <span word="cents">cents</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="network">network</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="name">name</span> <span word="ticketing">ticketing</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>- <span word="scalping">scalping</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="thrives">thrives</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lunar">Lunar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="network">network</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="name">name</span> <span word="ticketing">ticketing</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p>
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