Interpretation, head of Beijing subway fare reform: operating costs overwhelmed | Beijing subway fare reform _ news

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 8 (reporters Kong Xiangxin and and Xiong Lin)-recently, the Beijing public transport fare reform aroused great concern. Metro "2 times" capacity burdens weigh? Existing fare policy reform? What fares can be more reasonable? 8th, head of Beijing subway operating, investing, and command told Xinhua in an interview, General questions answered.

　　Subway passengers are so crowded that operating costs "overwhelmed"

Beijing's subway system said that low fare of 2 Yuan per person in Beijing implemented in 7 years, traffic and operational building costs to enable "overwhelmed".

XI er Qi Changping of Beijing Metro line station XI er Qi Zhan Chang Li Wenjie said when the station opened at the end of December 2010, annual passenger volume is 40,000, and 2013 statistical data is to rise to 250,000 passengers. 3 years, passenger traffic grew 6 times more than doubled.

Western flag station of Beijing Subway passenger volume in the second "2 times" surging in miniature. According to the Beijing command center from 2003 to 2013, Beijing subway line from the 114 km to 465 km, 3 times times; 472 million from the initial growth of Beijing Subway passenger volume 3.2 billion, an increase of nearly 6 times.

Meanwhile, the Beijing subway operating costs are soaring. "From 2007 to 2013 in 7 years, annual base of Beijing subway operating costs rose to 5.33 billion dollars from 1.34 billion yuan, an increase of 3 times. "Beijing Metro operation co-related charge," while the level of fares is now down to 3.25 Yuan 2 Yuan per person. ”

According to the Beijing Metro operation co, "2 times" for 7 years, the Beijing Municipal Government subsidy funds reached 22.1 billion yuan.

　　2 take the mileage difference is 200 times times, adjustments should reflect the "ride, pay"

"From a minimum of 400 meters to a maximum of 88 km, 220 times times metro transport mileage, but the fare is 2 Yuan. "Sun Fong Chung, Deputy General Manager of Beijing Metro network management, said present single vote does not reflect the" ride, more pay "principles of fairness, also lead to irrational structure of travel.

According to current fare levels lead to surge in rail transit passenger flow at the same time, public electric vehicle's passenger traffic has continued to decline in recent years. Current rail transit assume the proportion of short-distance passengers travel: bus 5 km accounted for 10% of the total number of passengers over bus 4 km following nearly 3 years of passengers is on the rise.

"The current fare system was unable to guide the subway and car of two kinds of public transport passengers ' travel distribution, public transportation between the passenger share is unreasonable. "The head of Beijing mass transit command Center said, expected to play after the fare adjustment in the bus to cover short-distance passenger subway take a balanced flow of the long main effects.

This reporter learned that, in ticket price reform discussions, single vote system changed to metered Votes loud. Currently the outside except for a single vote system in Beijing, Shanghai and other places are the metered system. A case study of Guangzhou, its fares, within 4 km 2, 4-12 km/4 km charges 1 Yuan, increases of 12 to 24 km/6 km 1, 24 km/8 km charges 1. Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Paris, London and other places using metered system.

　　Metro fare adjustment will result in improvement of service level and environment?

In recent years, poor travel conditions, service of Beijing subway passengers keep problem has often been criticized. Especially during rush hour the station officer shoved the passenger door to the norm.

"With the expanding scale of Beijing Metro, the subway of the future operating costs and renovation trend noted. If the adjusted fares to cover basic operating costs and will promote sustainable development in rail transport enterprises. "Beijing Subway operation company official said.

For subway fare adjustment will result in improvement of service level and environment, Minister of propaganda Department of the Beijing Metro operation co Jia Peng said, the company is promoting the construction of customer service centres, as well as increased coverage 4G.

"In future subway plans will attract social capital is actively involved in the investment, construction and operation of rail traffic. "Beijing infrastructure investment Corporation-related charge, social investors to first consider the operation of your project is, fare adjustments can reflect more realistically after subway lines operating value and attract more potential social investors.

(Original title: reform of the official interpretation of the Beijing subway fare: the price hike will bring)

(Edit: SN064)
21:42 July 08, 2014 The Government's website