Beijing subway officially launched a pilot program that enables passengers to access to the transport service via digital yuan as part of the plan to digitalize transportation services in the capital, Global Times reports.
Currently, the service is available at all 24 subway lines and four suburban railway lines in Beijing, according to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Public Transport.
A staff with Beijing rail transit network passenger service hotline confirmed with the Global Times that the service is now opened, and is only available for those with the bank account from the Industrial and commercial bank of China currently.
„You need to download a mobile APP that is linked with your bank account to access to the service,” the customer service representative said.
In the future, Beijing rail transit service providers will further promote the multi-form application of digital yuan in multiple application scenarios, so as to continuously optimize and improve the digital travel experience, media reports.
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