Subway quieter after rise in fares
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HIGHER fares on the Beijing subway meant 800,000 fewer trips a day on average, a decline of 8 percent, according to a the Beijing Transportation Research Center.
Line 10 and the Batong Line saw their daily passenger flow decline by 18 percent and 15 percent respectively, while 11 other lines saw decreases from 2.6 percent to 13.2 percent after fares went up late last month.
Many commuters had abandoned the subway due to the rise, including 11.5 percent of those traveling less than 4 kilometers and 15.1 percent of those traveling more than 52 kilometers, the report said.
The figures showed that daily subway passenger flow declined by 11.8 percent during non-peak hours, compared with 3.9 percent during morning rush hour and 8.7 percent in the evening rush hour.
Though overcrowding had eased, nine subway lines were still carrying more passengers than their designed capacity during rush hours. On the Changping Line, the most crowded, seven to eight people shared one square meter of space.
The new fares are double the previous price on average. Before the rise, there was a flat 2 yuan (about 32 US cents) fare for single tickets and unlimited transfers. The new price is 3 yuan for up to 6 kilometers and higher prices for longer distances.
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