Air-conditioned trains to get power outlets   

明年春运空调列车可为手机充电 不支持电磁炉

“中国之声”昨日微博报道称，从2014年春运起，空调车将对电源插座通电，手机、电脑等将可在车上充电了。此次开放的AC220V交流插座，仅限手机、笔记本电脑、平板电脑、电动剃须刀、移动充电器充电，不支持电磁炉等电器，也无法达成网友的坐火车吃火锅的美好愿望。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – A post on China National Radio's official Weibo account said passengers can charge their cellphones on China's air-conditioned trains beginning with next year's Spring Festival travel season, or Chunyun period, Beijing News reported.

Personal computers, electric shavers, and mobile chargers can also be charged, but portable stoves can't be, according to the post.

Zhengzhou Railway Bureau confirmed the post. A staffer at the bureau said outlets on air-conditioned trains from Zhengzhou to Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou have been available since Oct. 1, and outlets on other lines will be available from the 2014 Spring Festival travel season.

One outlet has been installed in each compartment of soft sleeper carriages, and three more in the aisle; hard sleeper carriages have three in the aisle and one in the conductor's chamber; but hard seat carriages have none in the seating areas, just one in the conductor's chamber, according to the staffer.

Passengers in the hard seat carriages can use the one in the conductor's room in emergencies, he added.