This Day, That Year

Item from Dec 10, 1999, in China Daily: Passengers wait for subway trains at Beijing's Dongzhimen subway station yesterday. The capital will raise the price of each subway ticket from 2 yuan to 3 yuan today. Prices for other means of public transportation will also increase by 50 to 100 percent. ...

The price increase is expected to help public transportation companies reduce deficits, better maintain facilities and open new routes.

More than 8,200 buses are running on 363 bus routes throughout the city, involving a total length of 7,180 kilometers. The subway lines total 53.7 km.