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Free bus, subway offered for Olympic ticket holders
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-07-10 15:43 Beijing will offer free bus and subway services for Olympic ticket holders during the Games, as the Chinese capital gears up to provide swift transport for 8 million athletes, media people and spectators. In addition, the city will extend the operation time of more than 350 bus routes and open 34 new routes connecting the city with each of the Olympic competition venue, according to Zhou Zhengyu, Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications director. The authorities were still working on details for the free bus and subway services for spectators, reporters and Games' staff. Spectators can take buses and subways free in downtown Beijing till 4 a.m. the next day of the ticket date. However, they would have to pay for buses on the outskirts of the city and the airport express subway. Beijing is expect to handle 15 million bus trips per day and 21.1 million trips on its public transport network during the Games. Beijing, which hosts the Olympics from August 8 to 24 and the Paralympics from September 6 to 17, is expected to draw about 500,000 overseas visitors during the Games period, according to a Beijing Municipal Tourism Administration forecast. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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