Beijing subway bids farewell to paper tickets
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A passenger shows the magnetic strip ticket he bought at the Xizhimen subway station in Beijing, China, June 9, 2008. The Beijing subway on Monday bid farewell to paper tickets used for 38 years. Instead, a new automatic fare collection (AFC) system was put into operation in all subways stations, which demands magnetic strip tickets or mass transit smart cards.

A passenger shows the magnetic strip ticket he bought at the Xizhimen subway station in Beijing, China, June 9, 2008. The Beijing subway on Monday bid farewell to paper tickets used for 38 years. Instead, a new automatic fare collection (AFC) system was put into operation in all subways stations, which demands magnetic strip tickets or mass transit smart cards. (Xinhua Photo)
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Beijing subway bids farewell to paper tickets

    BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing subway will on Monday bid farewell to the familiar paper tickets that have been in use for 38 years, local media reported Thursday.

    A new automatic fare collection (AFC) system would be put into operation in all subways stations in the Chinese capital, the Beijing Daily said.

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Editor: Jiang Yuxia
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