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How to buy a Beijing subway ticket? It is very useful when you visit Beijing. Traffic jam here is very terrible especially in rush-hour. No matter what you take ,bus or taxi, you will meet the traffic jam in Beijing. Take subway is a good choice. Let’s know the subway system first. In Beijing Traveling via the subway is quick and clean. There are 5 subway Lines in Beijing now. They are Line 1, Line 2, Line 5, Line 13 and Line Batong . Line 1 is the horizontal line and “2″ is the loop line that follows the inner ring road. Line 13 is a semicircular line runs the north of Beijing from Xizhimen to Dongzhimen (both are also stations on the loop Line 2). Line Batong is a extesional line from Line 1 extending eastward from Sihui to Tuqiao in Tongzhou District. Line 5 has opened at 2:00 PM on Sunday, Oct 07,2007 . It runs through the heart of the city from north to south,first north-south underground line. It Big news for those people who work in North but live in South. Now, I will tell you how to buy a Beijing subway ticket. In Beijing subway stations, somewhere you will find a counter which is selling tickets. Nowadays it conveniently states “Tickets” along with the Chinese. Since October 7th,2007, it only cost you 2 RMB to buy a ticket. In the past,3 RMB only take you anywhere on the main two subway lines(1&2),but now 2 RMB take you anywhere on 5 Lines. After buying your ticket you then proceed down the stairs to the platforms. Some officials will ask you for your ticket at this point. There is a bus Most people in Beijing give them the whole ticket, as no-one will ever ask you for it beyond this point. Outsiders may feel uncomfortable without half of this ticket so if you insist, they will rip it in half for you allowing you to proceed with your proof. Once you’re on the platform you then have the joy of figuring out where you are and where you’re going. You usually only have two directions to choose from and there will only ever be a 2 line transfer station, so you shouldn’t have too many difficulties from thereon.

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