Beijing subway to deploy 3,600 staff to apprehend fare dodgers  

北京地铁将增3600名站务员

预计到20日，轨道交通票务系统软硬件更新升级、测试将完成，以确保28日正式投入使用。值得注意的是，票改初期，将有3600名工作人员上岗，应急的同时，还会注意监督“逃票”行为。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- For those who attempt to dodge fares on Beijing's subway lines, it's time to think again.

The capital will raise its subway fare from two yuan (US$0.32) to three yuan (US$0.48) on December 28. Tips to dodge or minimize these fares have since gone viral on the Chinese Internet.

Beijing Traffic Management Bureau has said that 3,600 people will be deployed to help passengers become familiar with the fare hike. They will also help deal with emergencies and increase supervision over attempted fare dodgers.

The bureau said the subway's hardware and software systems would be upgraded ahead of the fare change. Subway procedures will be ready for the new fare system before new pricing takes effect, Beijing Morning Post reported.

Plans to build a subway system in Beijing began in 1953. Construction of Subway Line 1 began in 1965 and was completed in 1969. It was the first underground metro in China.

The total length of Beijing's subway network will hit 527km once 62km of line extensions, including the latest additions to Line 6, are opened by the end of 2014.