I went to Chengdu on the weekend and specially chose to experience the "Intercity Express". Due to the current number of flights and obvious advantages compared with high-speed buses, it is really hard to get a ticket.

Arriving at the station at 7 o'clock on Saturday and wanting to take the 8 o'clock train, naturally he failed. No tickets. At this time, the annoying ticket seller became particularly cute and bargained for 52 yuan and bought a ticket for 65 yuan. Although it is a bit expensive, it is still worth it compared to the bus.

It still feels good to board the train through the dedicated waiting room. There are two floors above and below. The funny thing is that my ticket says No. 05. I searched for the upper floor for a long time before I found that the seat was on the middle platform from the lower floor to the upper floor. This should be the legendary "middle".

The train leaves at 8 o'clock, arrives at Suining Station at 10:05, and arrives at Chengdu North Railway Station on time at 12:44...

I booked a 16:58 bus back on Sunday afternoon and discovered another strange problem. The train reserved two carriages to Suining. When buying tickets, we had to buy Suining Station. The ticket price from Suining to Chongqing is 30 yuan. So the full price becomes 29+30=59 yuan, and people who get on the same carriage with platform tickets make up the full ticket from Chengdu to Chongqing, and the ticket price is 53 yuan. I really don't understand. I got 6 yuan more for no reason.

Arrive at Chongqing Station at 21:41 p.m.

Although there are some minor incidents, in general, taking intercity trains to and from Chengdu and Chongqing is the best choice compared with high-speed buses, both in terms of time and price and cost.

PS: It's best to bring long-sleeved clothes when going out. The air conditioning in the car works so well. It's really cold. Also, because there is no dining car to accompany you, we need to prepare some food, otherwise we will have to eat a box of instant noodles for 5 yuan.