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NUMBER OF BEIJING PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMUTERS OVERTAKES CAR USERS.
BEIJING, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Commuters using public transport now outnumber those using private cars, according to the Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications.
The latest figures from the committee on Wednesday show 34.5 per cent
of the capital's commuters now choose public transport, beating for the first time the number of people opting for private vehicles, which made up 32 per cent of the total.
The increase comes in the wake of the city government's decision to spend 1 billion yuan (US$134 million) a year slashing subway and bus fares. Subway fares have been cut by 30 per cent.
Since October 7, when the price cut took effect, the daily average of the city's subway passenger volume has reached 2.48 million, up 910,000 from the daily average of the previous nine months this year, according to the figures.
About half of the increased traffic was due to the No. 5 subway line, which was opened to commuters also on October 7.
The other half came from the four existing lines. Each of them posted 33 per cent to 50 per cent increases in passenger volumes, compared with figures in the first nine months of the year.
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Source: HighBeam Research, NUMBER OF BEIJING PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMUTERS OVERTAKES CAR USERS.