29

Apr

Beijing Subway Says Goodbye to Paper Tickets

Posted by admin  Published in Transportation Alternatives

One of the most noticeable aspects of the Beijing Subway is how tickets are still checked manually by humans at the entrance to each platform. that era of manual ticket checking is about end as Beijing introduces its new robotic fare collection system.

Starting in mid-May, the current one-way paper tickets will be replaced with new electronic tickets, as announced by the Beijing Subway. Checking each ticket manually has caused distant lines in subway stations. When the project was launched in August 2004, the subway system

was preparing for the large crowds during the Beijing 2008 Olympics. A news report from the People’s Daily in 2005 has stated that machines are being installed in subway stations.

Beijing already has introduced the Yikatong Card, a prepaid smart card that can be used on the bus and subway.


Original post by Alexander Lew

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