"Travel Questionnaire for College Students" A man was detained more than 400 times for fare evasion by "buying a short ticket to get a long ticket" and fraudulently using child tickets.

"College Student Travel Questionnaire" Herald reporter learned from the Beijing Railway Public Security Bureau today that Zhang, who works in Beijing, has been traveling between Tianjin and Beijing on the Beijing-Tianjin intercity train for a long time. In pursuit of small profits, he has maliciously evaded fares more than 400 times since May last year by purchasing short-distance tickets, refunding adult tickets and using child tickets. Currently, Zhang has been suspected of railway fraud. Reporters learned today from the Beijing Railway Public Security Bureau that Zhang, who works in Beijing, has been traveling between Tianjin and Beijing on the Beijing-Tianjin intercity train for a long time. In order to pursue small profits, he maliciously evaded fares more than 400 times since May last year by purchasing short-distance tickets, refunding adult tickets, and fraudulently using child tickets. Currently, Zhang has been criminally detained by the Tianjin Railway Police on suspicion of defrauding train tickets. He has also been included in the railway credit system and is restricted from taking trains for 180 days.

It is understood that on May 17, police from the Tianjin Railway Public Security Bureau discovered a man following other passengers when leaving the Tianjin Railway Station. In response to this situation, the Tianjin Railway Public Security Bureau organized police to conduct an investigation. After more than 10 days of careful investigation, it was discovered that the passenger Zhang was from Tianjin and an employee of a unit in Beijing. From May to May 2008, he maliciously evaded fares by purchasing adult tickets for short-distance rides and return journeys and falsely using child tickets. On May 27, Zhang was controlled by police at the exit of Tianjin Railway Station and summoned to the police station for further investigation.

According to Zhang’s account, he takes the Beijing-Tianjin intercity train between Tianjin and Beijing every day. In order to save dozens of yuan and get a small advantage, he purchased an adult ticket and a child ticket from Tianjin Station to Wuqing Station through a mobile ticket booking software, then refunded the adult ticket and took the train with the child ticket. Beijing South Railway Station. He confessed to the illegal and criminal facts of malicious fare evasion. At present, Zhang has been criminally detained by the Tianjin Railway Police in accordance with the law on suspicion of defrauding train tickets, and the case is under further work.

Tianjin Railway Police reminds passengers that in order to create a good travel environment for passengers, the police will check for abnormal situations such as short travel times, passing stations, following others in and out of stations, etc. Once illegal fare evasion is discovered, the police will deal with it in accordance with the law. Malicious fare evasion behaviors such as buying short fares and taking longer fares not only affect the order of railway operation, but are also illegal behaviors. If the circumstances are minor, they will be included in the railway credit reporting system and will be limited to 180 days. If the circumstances are serious, criminal liability will be pursued in accordance with the law.