铁路与航空公司争乘客的激烈竞争

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Over the past few years China has completed more and more high speed railways. Trains have taken growing numbers of passengers away from flying and competition between the rail and airline industry is intense.
过去几年，中国建成了越来越多高速公路。火车带走飞机的更多乘客，使得铁路和航空公司之间的竞争更加激烈。

With Wuhan on its way to being a hi-speed railway hub, more and more flights from there to some nearby cities including Nanjing have been cancelled due to the construction of hi speed rail routes. Passenger volume during the Spring Festival suffered its first decline in 23 years. Airlines are expected to lose more share of their market to railways with the opening of the Beijing-Shanghai route on the horizon.
随着武汉正在建设高速铁路枢纽，越来越多从武汉飞往附近城市包括南京的航线已经被取消了，这也是由于高速铁路路线的建设。春节期间的客流量遭受23年来首次下降。由于北京至上海的铁路路线即将建成，航空公司有可能输给铁道部，失去更大的市场份额。

Gong Picai, Vice General Manager of Wuhan Branch of China Eastern Airlines said "Flights from Wuhan to Guangzhou are mostly affected. Airline passenger volume has dropped by 20 percent. And before the railway, flights to Shanghai witnessed an increase of 20 percent. But it is 20 percent less after the railway there was completed. That means 654 passengers fewer everyday."
中国东方航空公司武汉分公司副总经理Gong Picai说：“武汉至广东的航线受到的影响最严重。航空客运量已经下降了20%。建成该铁路之前，飞往上海的航线增加了20%。但是铁路建成后下降了20%。那意味着每天少了654名乘客。”

To compete with railways and minimize their losses, air carriers have take on many strategic shifts. For instance, increasing the number of regional flights and some carriers are also looking for international flights. At the same time, more and more high-speed railways are being operated to consolidate its advantages.
为了跟铁路部进行竞争，减少损失，航空公司实行了许多策略转变。例如，增加地区航班数，有些航空公司也试图寻找国际航班。同时，更多的高速铁路也进行运作巩固它的优势。

Liu Qiang, Wuhan Railway Administration said "Every day from seven o'clock in the morning to 8 o'clock in the evening, we have 88 pairs of trains fully prepared to cater for passengers. Take the May Day holiday for instance, passenger volume has increased by 50 percent year on year. And the minimum interval has been reduced to five minutes."
武汉铁路局Liu Qiang说：“每天从早上7点到晚上8点，我们准备了88趟火车以满足乘客的需要。就拿五一假期为例吧，客流量以每年50%的速度增长。火车的最小间隔时间减少到5分钟。”

The competition, while giving customers more economic choices, will also promote the development of the two industries. One expert says they should each make the most of future opportunities.
这两个行业之间的竞争，给旅客提供更多经济的选择，同时也促进它们的发展。一个专家称他们应该充分利用未来的机会。

Professor Ou Guoli, Beijing Jiaotong University said "Currently, I think high speed railways should be constructed between cities of higher economic development. For instance, between Beijing and Tianjin, Shanghai and Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. And airlines should focus on trips of more than 1000 kilometers, and the expanding international market."
北京交通大学Ou Guoli教授说“如今，我认为高速铁路应该建在经济比较发达的城市之间。例如，在北京和天津，上海和杭州，广州和深圳之间。而航空公司应集中于超过1000公里的航线，开阔国际市场。”

Also, in his eyes, railways and airplanes are not necessarily opponents, they can also complement each other, which is one way of promoting the efficiency of transport.
同样，在他看来，铁路和航空公司也不一定是对手，他们可以进行互补，这是一种提高运输效率的方法。