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To  ensure comfortable travel for passengers during high-temperature  days, Beijing Subway is making every effort to ensure the provision of  related services.

The subway  operators are implementing a dynamic management approach based on the  specific passenger flow on each line and the passenger density  inside each carriage, to ensure that the temperature in each passenger  carriage remains within the specified range. Subway lines have  introduced the dual-temperature carriage mode, guiding passengers to  choose their boarding areas according to individual needs.

In  response to the relatively high temperatures in the platform waiting  areas and transfer passages of the above-ground stations, additional  electric fans have been installed, which will be activated  accordingly based on the on-site temperatures. Maintenance efforts of  the evaporative cooling systems (including water replenishment and  cleaning) have been continuously enhanced at key stations such as Sunhe  and China Int'l Exhibition Center stations on Line 15, Qinghe and  Huilong Guan stations on Line 13, and Xi'erqi and Shahe stations on  Changping Line. Air conditioners and electric fans have been installed  in the platform waiting areas and transfer passages of 16 stations,  including Qinghe Zhan (Qinghe Railway Station), Communication Univ. of  China and Beiyuanlu Bei (N) stations.

To  protect passengers from heat stroke and high temperatures, the subway  stations have been equipped with first aid kits for heat stroke,  including cooling balm, cooling patches, candies and other items,  allowing passengers to use the supplies at any time. Stations with high  passenger volumes have opened priority lanes for those with  accessibility needs to enter the stations swiftly and thereby reduce  their waiting time outside.

(Source: Beijing Evening News)