“ therelatively higher price of the newly running high speed bullet train is due to a series of factors ， such as the state ofthe art technology ， enormous cost on research and development ， fastspeedandsuperior service experience . however ， the railway department will consider about the reduction of the fare according to market demand fluctuation . ” re - marked wang yongping ， the spokesman from the railwaydepartment 铁道部新闻发言人王勇平昨日表示，刚刚开行的时速为200公里及以上动车组的票价比其他列车要贵一些，与动车组本身的技术含量高、投入成本大、时速快、服务优质等因素有关，铁道部将根据市场规律，考虑今后票价的下浮问题。
