The May Day holiday in 2023 will start on Saturday, April 29th and end on Wednesday, May 3rd. Based on the passenger flow in previous years, it is predicted that the main passenger flow during the May Day holiday will be travel and shopping. This year, the total patronage of lines operated by BJMTR is expected to increase significantly compared to last year, reaching 9.925 million, which is about 5 times the total patronage during the May Day holiday in 2022.
"How to buy tickets by cell phone?" "How can I get the staff for help if there is any problem during my trip? "On April 28, 2023, with the May Day holiday approaching, BJMTR entered the Jiu Xian Qiao Street with the staff of Dongfeng Beiqiao station of Line 14 as volunteers to carry out " Silver Express " theme community volunteering activity. More than 30 elderly residents participated in and got knowledge of metro safety and riding skills.
To welcome World Book Day and the upcoming May Day holiday, BJMTR and the National Library jointly launched the 25th M-Library theme public cultural reading promotion activity. This event, themed "One Book, One Person, One City," has selected 10 works related to historical and cultural celebrities. It offers free online reading resources for a limited time and displays theme posters on light boxes at some stations of Line 4, Line 14, and Line 16 of BJMTR.