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Beijing Subway 101

Leave it to CNReviews to come out with a clearly written post on how to get around Beijing using Beijing's subway. The post is entitled, "Beijing Subway Guide: of Tickets and Faregates," and it does an excellent job setting out the dos and don'ts. If I... ...full story at China Law Blog

from China Law Blog on Thu, Jul 24 2008

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28 Apr 08 visit Beijing Subway to bid farewell to paper tickets  »  People's Daily Beijing conducted the last large-scale trial operation for the Subway Automatic Fare Collection System (AFC subway system) on April 27th, according to Beijing News. The staff concerned revealed that the AFC subway system will be put into ...
09 Jun 08 visit Magnetic tickets first for subway  »  Shanghai Daily PAPER tickets, which were in service for 38 years at Beijing Subway, were phased out yesterday. An automatic fare collection (AFC) system became operational at all Beijing subway stations, requesting passengers...
09 Jun 08 visit Paper tickets fade out of Beijing subway  »  People's Daily Paper tickets, which were in service for 38 years at Beijing Subway, were phased out on Monday but would hopefully enter private collection. An automatic fare collection (AFC) system became operational at all Beijing subway station ...
18 Nov 07 visit Beijing subway traffic reaches record high  »  china.org.cn The Beijing subway network saw record 2.89 million passengers on Nov. 16, after a new subway line was opened and subway fare was slashed.
27 Aug 08 visit Beijing subway system busy during Olympics  »  People's Daily Beijing's subway system carried more than 68 million passengers from Aug. 8 to 24, said the Beijing Subway Operation Co. Ltd. on Wednesday. The company said more than 70,000 trains ran during the Olympics, more than double the number for the same...

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