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Public Transportation
Updated：2008-03-13
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| Urban rail in
Beijing |
Beijing has an extensive public
transportation network. Subway and City Rail with high speed trains running at
intervals of 3 to 5 minutes are the fastest public transportation in the city.
There are more than 60 thousand taxis in the city. Public buses are the cheapest
means of transportation which cover the entire city.
The starting fare of public buses is 1 yuan in the city and 2 yuan in the
suburb areas. It is also a good idea to buy a Public Transportation Card which
charges a starting fare of 40 cents per trip. You need to pay a deposit of 20
yuan and prepay a certain amount to use the Public Transportation Card just like
any Beijing citizen. When you leave Beijing, just return the Card at any card
sale counter and the deposit will be refunded to you. The Public Transportation
Card can also be used in Subway and City Rails but no discount on the ticket
fares will be given.
Beijing Subway fares vary on different lines. Single trip on Line Batong is 2
yuan, single trip on Line 1, Line 2 and City Rail Line 13 is 2 yuan, the
transfer set ticket between Line 13 and any city line is 2 yuan, and the
transfer set ticket between Line Batong and any city line is 2 yuan.
For further information, please visit the corresponding column on the
official website of the Beijing Tourism Administration.
URL: http://english.visitbeijing.com.cn/services/Traffic/
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