Subway to gain new fare setup

Source: Xinhua  |   2008-6-6  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

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THE Beijing subway will on Monday bid farewell to the familiar paper tickets that have been in use for 38 years.

A new automatic fare collection system would be put into operation in all subway stations in the capital city.

Passengers need to present their magnetic strip tickets or mass transit smart cards twice when going through the system machines, both in entering and exiting the gates.

At present, a passenger only needs to present his paper ticket or process his smart card when entering a subway station.

Jia Peng, a Beijing Subway Company official, said the new system would help collect information on how many people entered and exited the subways at different times of a day, which will lead to better efficiencies. The reusable tickets will also contribute to environment protection.


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