Conditions for free rides on Chengdu Metro

The good news is that starting from June 30th

Active-duty military personnel with valid IDs

can ride the Chengdu subway for free! In addition to active-duty military personnel, the editor has also compiled

Let’s take a look at other people who can ride the subway for free

Active military personnel can ride the subway for free. Starting from June 30, 2021, Chengdu will fully implement free service for active military personnel in the city. Policies for urban rail transit and municipal buses operated by the municipal bus group. That is, starting from June 30 this year, active duty military personnel with valid certificates can ride urban rail transit in the city for free.

The implementation date will be from June 30, 2021

The scope of active military personnel includes active-duty officers (police officers), civilian cadres, soldiers (non-commissioned officers and conscripts) in the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Chinese People's Armed Police Force ) and military (armed police) academies with military status

The specific scope of valid certificates is the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Chinese People's Armed Police Force) officer (police officer) certificate, civilian cadre certificate, non-commissioned officer certificate, conscript certificate, military ( Armed Police) colleges and universities have student certificates for military cadets.

How to ride for free? 1. You can enter the paid area after passing the security check with a valid ID and enjoy free subway and tram services. 2. Currently, Chengdu Metro provides service measures such as posting "Military Priority Window" signs at station ticket booths to guide passengers, opening service "green channels", and giving priority to military personnel's boarding matters.

Other groups who ride the subway for free: 1. Special groups such as conscripts, disabled revolutionary servicemen, disabled people's policemen, disabled fire rescue personnel, blind people and other severely disabled people. 2. Persons holding the "Chengdu Special Teacher (Principal) Certificate of Honor" and "Certificate of Honor of the People's Communist Party of China and Retired Veteran Cadres of the People's Republic of China". 3. Blind people and other severely disabled people (levels one and two) and one accompanying person; disabled revolutionary soldiers and disabled people's policemen (levels one to four) and one accompanying person. 4. Disabled persons holding ID cards from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are allowed to ride for free, and an accompanying person can ride the same train for free. 5. One adult passenger can bring one child less than 1.3 meters tall for free. In addition to free subway rides, these considerate services have you discovered other conveniences in the subway?

Other convenience facilities in the subway

Barrier-free elevators in Chengdu Metro Most stations have barrier-free elevators at the entrances and exits to facilitate people's travel. There are barrier-free operation panels inside the elevators, and Braille is set on each button to facilitate blind passengers.

Wheelchair Tractor When there is no barrier-free elevator at the entrance and exit, the "Wheelchair Tractor" comes in handy. As long as you press the call button on the wheelchair tractor, station staff will arrive immediately to provide assistance to the passenger.

Accessible toilets All Chengdu subway stations are equipped with accessible toilets. The toilets are equipped with handrails and pagers so that passengers can seek help from the station in time when they need help.

Blind walkways All Chengdu Metro station entrances, passages, station halls, and platforms are paved with blind walkways to facilitate blind passengers entering and exiting the station.

Train wheelchair anchors. There are special wheelchair anchors in subway cars. As long as they are set according to the instructions, they can ensure that wheelchair passengers can ride the subway smoothly and safely while the train is running. Note: Every two cars are equipped with wheelchair anchors. The wheelchair sign on the platform screen door indicates that the position of the wheelchair anchor corresponds to that door. As long as you find this sign, wait at the corresponding door, and get on the train, you can use it. ~

Special Love Seats There are special love seats in each Chengdu Metro car to facilitate the elderly, weak, sick, disabled and pregnant passengers.

Have you discovered these considerate services? On June 27th

Tianfu Airport Terminal 1 and 2 of Metro Line 18 will officially open its doors to welcome passengers as a transfer station for Tianfu International Airport. What are the highlights?

Highlights of Tianfu Airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 2

1. Set up a special passenger service desk to achieve self-service. There is a special passenger service desk in Terminal 1 and 2 of Tianfu Airport. The service desk has more than ten functions such as travel plan planning, bilingual switching guidance, first and last bus inquiry, etc. It can provide passengers with intelligent inquiries, one-click inquiries, Self-service services such as intelligent information acquisition.

2. Launch barrier-free reservation services to meet diverse travel needs. For passengers with special service needs, Chengdu Metro has launched a "subway airport" "one-stop" barrier-free reservation service at Tianfu Airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 to meet the differentiated travel needs of different passenger groups. Passengers can call the hotline service number 028 (61638000) to make an appointment.

3. Match and update the guidance signs to help passengers travel efficiently. In order to strengthen the transfer guidance between subway stations and terminals and realize the sharing of information, guidance signs such as Tianfu Airport terminal layout guide map, road guide signs and subway line network maps have been installed in the station; the airport display screen has added Subway line network map, congestion level, first and last subway train time, Chengdu scenic map, Chengdu Metro APP QR code and other information make it convenient for passengers to obtain information in both directions. At the same time, matching the characteristic attributes of the Line 18 airport line, an "information matrix" of the line was established, and comprehensive information displays at Line 18 South Railway Station, Incubator Park Station and other transfer stations were synchronously accessed with real-time information such as Tianfu International Airport flights to help Passengers travel conveniently.

4. Create Tianfu characteristic garden landscape and provide a good waiting environment. In order to fully meet the needs of passengers entering and exiting the station, Tianfu Airport Terminal 1 and 2 are equipped with toilets on the east and west sides of the station hall and on the platform, which fully reflects the meticulous humanistic care and combines the park city concept. A garden landscape with Tianfu characteristics has been created, and 4 sets of special passenger seats have been set up to provide passengers with a good waiting environment.