Upstream journalist Wang Yufeng photo report
On October 20, the reporter learned from the northern bus of Chongqing Traffic Kaitou Bus Group that since today, the company's original Mingde Road - Chongqing North Railway Station North Square special line has been changed to line 579 (Yiyue Road - Chongqing North Railway Station North Square), implementing a multi-level ticketing system, implementing double card swiping at the front and rear doors of vehicles. The reporter took the 579 bus to a ride experience.
The multi-level fare system makes taking the bus more economical
2 yuan on the bus becomes 1.5 yuan
Let the citizens enjoy the benefits
Bus No. 579 is a regular bus line running from Yiyue Road to the North Square of Chongqing North Railway Station, with a total distance of about 27 kilometers, and a multi-level fare system is implemented according to the different mileage.
Ms. Chen, a citizen, is an office worker who works near Longhu Xiyuan and takes bus No. 579 from Yiyue Road to her unit every day. After learning of the implementation of the multi-level ticket system and segmented fares today, she told reporters that her trip has a total of 12 stations, and it used to cost 4 yuan to get on the bus and swipe the card, but now it only needs 3.5 yuan, which makes her feel very affordable.
"In the past, this line was a long-distance decreasing ticket system, charging the full fare at the starting point, and the passengers on the bus in the middle of the train reduced the fare according to different stations, which was not so cost-effective for passengers like us who did not have to sit at the terminal station." Now according to the distance of the ride, the charge is more scientific, the price of the short distance is lower, the price of the long distance is higher, which is reasonable, just like the difference between ordering a dish and ordering several dishes in a restaurant. Moreover, the starting price of the car has been adjusted from 2 yuan to 1.5 yuan, which I think is very affordable. Ms. Chen is very supportive of this initiative promoted by the bus company.
Double swipes at the front door and rear door
Passengers get on and off more orderly
In the process of following the car, the reporter heard the voice announcer have a voice prompt on the passengers getting on and off the car and how to bill the vehicle, so he randomly interviewed the passenger Mr. Su. During the exchange, it was learned that most passengers have now developed the habit of riding on the front door and under the back door, but Mr. Su still encountered individual passengers getting off the bus from the front door.
"A few times I was waiting for the bus at the platform, the car came, the door opened, my feet stepped on the steps, and suddenly one or two passengers came down from the front door, and I had to retreat and let them get off first." Mr. Su said that now the front and back doors of the bus are installed with card swiping machines, and all passengers are clocking in at the front door and punching in at the back door.
The installation of dual-card facilities has standardized the civilized riding behavior of passengers, so that everyone can develop good habits on the front door and under the back door, and the order of riding is more orderly.
Transportation integration
Vigorously develop smart buses
When taking rail transit, citizens are familiar with the process of swiping cards and exiting the station billing of rail lines, and now not only the public rail connection is greatly convenient for citizens to travel, but also closer in the ride mode.
It is reported that with the development of chongqing public transportation, more technology has been brought into our lives. Such as big data monitoring passenger flow, the implementation of accurate scheduling; such as scanning code payment and online and offline ticket purchase, convenient for passengers to travel; 4G on-board monitoring, to ensure driving safety, etc. Bus dual card mode, that is, when the passenger gets on the bus to swipe the card, the system scans the code to determine that the passenger is riding on the vehicle; when the card is swiped off the bus, the system will deduct the corresponding fee according to the distance of the ride. Passengers can see at a glance how much fare they have used for this ride, so that they can know it.
The reporter learned from the relevant person in charge of the northern bus that in order to implement the 579 multi-level ticket system and implement the dual card mode, the company did a lot of work such as passenger investigation, fare formulation, driver safety service training, card machine installation, etc. in the early stage, and commissioned the equipment overnight on the 19th to ensure that it was smoothly put into use on the 20th. After the implementation of the multi-level ticket system, not only the voice announcer in the car reminds passengers to get on and off the car to swipe the card, the driver also does a good job of reminding and publicizing, the bus company also sends staff to the stations along the way to publicize, maintain the order of the ride, so that the citizens can understand the new way of riding as soon as possible.
As of today, all vehicles of Route 579 have completed the installation of facilities and equipment, and the multi-level ticketing system has been implemented throughout the line.