“五一”假期临近,不少人选择乘坐高铁出行。有些细心的旅客可能会发现,高铁座位的编号是A、B、C、D、F,唯独没有E座,这究竟是为什么呢?
掌握一些高铁小常识,对您购买高铁车票或许会有些帮助。
High-speed rail passengers may notice that seat labels include A, B, C, D, and F, but skip the letter E. This seating arrangement is influenced by the international convention used in airplanes.
高铁列车上,二等座采取“3+2”座椅排列,3个座位一侧用A、B、C表示,2个座位一侧用D、F表示。
Seat arrangements vary by class on a high-speed train. Second class features a "3+2" arrangement, with A, B, C on one side and D, F on the other.
一等座通常采用“2+2” 式排列,从左到右依次是A、C、D、F。A和F靠窗,C和D靠过道,没有中间座位。
First class has a "2+2" layout, labeled A, C, D, and F.
商务座通常采用“2+1” 或“1+1”式排列,从左到右依次是A、C、F或A、F,A和F靠窗,C靠过道。
The business class uses a "2+1" or "1+1" configuration, with seats labeled A, C, F or A, F, with A and F by the window and C by the aisle.
可以看到,无论是一、二等座还是商务座,都没有E座,这也引发了网友们的热烈讨论:“因为E不发音”、“因为E在视力表上”、“因为E容易和数字1读音混淆”……
还有网友幽默地表示:“E人”坐哪里,哪里就是“E座”。
为何高铁没有E座?
那高铁上到底为什么没有E座呢?这得从飞机舱位说起。
早期飞机多是单通道,每排6个座椅,分别是 A、B、C、D、E、F。其中:
A、F是靠窗座位(window seat);
C、D是靠过道座位(aisle seat);
B、E是中间座位(middle seat)。
时间一长,A-F这六个字母就形成了特定的国际惯例:即A/F即为靠窗,C/D即为靠过道。
This seating arrangement is influenced by the international convention used in airplanes, according to the China State Railway Group.
On early single-aisle aircraft, each row typically had six seats labeled A, B, C, D, E, and F. Seats A and F were by the windows, B and E were middle seats, and C and D were aisle seats. Over time, these labels became standard to indicate window, aisle, and middle seats.
高铁为了和国际接轨,就延续了这种国际惯例。但高铁一排最多5个座位,要保留靠窗或靠过道的特定字母,便从大的字母开始删减,所以高铁就没有E座。
High-speed trains adopted this system but omitted E because no row has six seats.
图源:央视新闻高铁选座指南
如果你想要选择靠窗的座位,就认准“A”或“F”座。想紧邻过道就选“C、D”座。如果坐哪儿都行,不选择座席,系统将自动分配座位。
For window seats, choose A or F. For aisle seats, select C or D. If no preference is specified, the system automatically assigns a seat.
图源:央视新闻
此外,假期出行高峰时段,高铁票源往往十分紧张,不少乘客只能抢到无座票。如果有买到无座的小伙伴,可以多留意座位上方的指示灯,依此来寻找可临时就坐的座位。
根据中国铁路集团,高铁座位上方的指示灯代表着座位的使用情况。
图源:中国铁路
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