Height standards for children's train fare adjusted

China’s Ministry of Railways will raise the height standards for children’s tickets by a further 10 centimeters. It is reported that this has resulted in considerable controversy about whether there should be a unified height standard in all places in China or whether an age standard should be used.
According to the standards, the upper limit of children’s free tickets has been raised from 1.1 meters to 1.2 meters and the upper limit of children’s half-priced tickets has been raised from 1.4 meters to 1.5 meters.
The average height of Chinese children has increased about 6 centimeters in the past 30 years. There has never been a nationally unified standard.
The Shanghai public transportation system set its height limits for free children’s tickets at 1.2 meters, while the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium has a height limit of 1.4 meters.
English.CRI.cn reports many people believe that China should adopt an age standard as in most other countries.