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BEIJING, Nov. 18 -- The Beijing subway network saw record 2.89 million passengers on Nov. 16, after a new subway line was opened and subway fare was slashed.

The No.13 rail line received 382,900 passengers on Nov. 16, recording a new high.

The south-north No.5 subway line received 472,600 passengers on the same day, the second high since it was put into operation on Oct. 7.

The new 27.6-km line, after nearly five years' construction, has 23 stations and runs from Tiantongyuan North Station in northern Beijing's Changping District to Songjiazhuang Station in southern Fengtai District.

Also on Oct. 7, a new subway pricing system was adopted, cutting subway fares by about 30 percent. Now a one-way ticket costs just two yuan (27 U.S. cents), nearly the price of a small bottled water, no matter how long one travels.

A subway company official said on Sunday that since the subway fare was slashed and the new No.5 subway line opened, the number of subway...

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