Han Ximin

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THE Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission released a new fare chart that will be officially implemented when new Metro lines are put into service this year.

According to the new chart, the fare for 1,092 sections will be reduced by one yuan (US$0.14), 116 sections by two yuan and four sections by three yuan.

The sections involving fare reductions take up 2.6 percent of the total fare sections, while 97.4 percent of the fares remain unchanged, the fare chart released by the commission shows.

The fare for two business carriages on Line 11 will be decided by Shenzhen Metro Group on the principle of no higher than three times the fare of regular carriages, according to the commission.

The city will open Line 6 and Line 10 before the end of August, and Line 8 (Phase I) and extensions of Line 2, Line 3 and Line 4 before the end of this year, adding 107 kilometers to the city’s Metro network.

Metro Line 6 starts from Songgang Station in Bao’an and ends at Shenzhen Science Museum Station in Futian District, passing through Bao’an, Guangming, Longhua, Futian and Luohu districts.

The whole trip takes about 66 minutes.

Line 6 runs 49.3 kilometers, servicing 27 stations. It is expected to stimulate the development of Guangming and Longhua districts and strengthen the connectivity of the city with Dongguan and Hong Kong.

Along Line 6, passengers can change to Line 11 at Songgang Station, Line 4 at Hongshan Station, lines 4 and 5 at North Railway Station, Line 9 at Yinhu Station, Line 7 at Bagualing Station, Line 3 at Tongxinling Station, and Line 1 at Science Museum Station.

Shenzhen Metro Line 10 starts from Futian Checkpoint Station and ends at Shuangyongjie Station in Longgang District. The 29.3-kilometer rail passes Futian and Longgang districts, spanning 24 stations.

The north-south line will cut the trip between Futian Checkpoint and Pinghu to 45 minutes. It will greatly relieve the traffic pressure between Futian CBD and Bantian.