Understanding the Effects of Fare Discount Schemes to Metro Transit Ridership Based on Structural Change Analysis
Table 1
Fare discount schemes.
Discount name
Ticket type
Details
Allowance providers
Start date-end date
10% discount (discount per trip)
Smart Card/APP
Passengers can enjoy a 10% discount by using their smart card/“Xiamen Metro” APP.
Xiamen government and Xiamen metro group
2017/12/31 till now
2 RMB discount (money reduced per trip)
APP
Passengers can enjoy a 2 RMB discount per trip by using the “Xiamen Metro” APP and paying for the E-tickets with the “UnionPay” APP. Each passenger can only enjoy 2 preferential rides a day.
Banking alliance (UnionPay)
2018/9/22–2018/12/31
50% discount (discount after reaching accumulated fare)
Smart Card/APP
According to the monthly statistics, when the total fare exceeds 40 RMB, there is a more than 50% discount for each ride.
