Beijing subway borrows airport security checks  

北京地铁试行“人物同检” 天安门东西两站已实施

地铁天安门东、天安门西站两站已开始实施人、物同时安检。据了解，除天安门东、西站，龙泽、天通苑、八角游乐园三个站点也将实施人、物同检，并将进行站前广场改造，实施地面安检，预计明年1、2月底完成。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- As Beijing subway initiated a pilot program to tighten security checks, passengers will have to go through a metal detector before boarding the subway, much like passing an airport checkpoint, the Beijing News said on Monday.

Two walk-through metal detectors have been set up, at Tian'anmen East station and Tian'anmen West station, to scan passengers, the report said. Longze station and Tiantongyuan station in the north suburb, and Bajiao Amusement Park station in the eastern Shijingshan district, will follow suit soon.

There will be another 58 checkpoints in the future.

Tighter security checks will slow huge passenger flows, and they will learn from the pilot program, a subway staffer said.

Subway passengers currently have security checks only for their belongings before boarding.