What is the most afraid of taking a train in China? Perhaps the answer for many people is to queue up to get the tickets. Especially in the peak period of travel, it is very likely that you will not be able to catch up with the train/high-speed rail. The e-ticket, which will be fully promoted next year, may solve this problem.
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On November 22, it was learned from the China Railway Corporation that the railway department set up an e-ticket service pilot in Hainan's Huandao High-speed Railway, and implemented the method of swiping ID card + scaning code!
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What is an e-ticket?
Book ticket via Internet
After the passengers book the ticket through the Internet, they do not need to get paper tickets after arriving at the train station. They can directly take the valid ID card or other identity document to pass the ticket gate!
That is to say, identity documents + mobile phone is your national pass card!
Buy ticket at the station
Of course, if you are buying tickets at the station, you can get a ticket notice (somewhat like a receipt for supermarket shopping), which records information such as the number of trips and seat numbers of passengers.
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Facial recognition
This time not only canceled the high-speed rail ticket, but also promote the facial recognition into the high-speed rail station in more and more cities!
Even if you don't have an ID card, it doesn't matter. Before you enter the station, you can take a look at the "Face Recognition" machine by fast lane.
At present, most of the first- and second-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Wuhan have already supported the fast-moving service!
How to use the e-ticket?
When passengers enter the station and check in, they only need an ID card. In addition to the second-generation ID card, these documents are also valid to check-in and board the train.
Foreigners' residence permits,
Hong Kong and Macao residents' travel permits to the Mainland,
Taiwan residents' travel permits to Chinese mainland
Even if the passenger does not print the purchase ticket information and reimbursement certificate after purchasing the ticket, he/she can directly enter the train.
China's four generations of train tickets
First generation
Cardboard train ticket
It began in the 1940s and ended in the 1990s.
Second generation
Soft paper train ticket
It was launched in 1997, and a one-dimensional code was printed on the pale pink ticket. From December 10, 2009, the one-dimensional bar code of the soft paper ticket was changed to the QR code.
Third generation
Magnetic media train ticket
On July 1, 2007, a magnetic media ticket was introduced, which uses magnetic media to record ticket information and can be used on a self-service ticket gate.
Fourth generation
Paperless train ticket - ID card
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