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Q: What is the rule for ID cards and buying train tickets?
I UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW THERE IS A RULE LIKE IF U WANNA BUY TRAIN TICKETS THEN U GOTTA HAVE THE ID CARD(FOR CHINESE CITIZEN) WELL CAN U TELL ME WHAT IS THE AGE OF GETTING ID CARD ?? HOW CAN KIDS BUY THE TRAIN TICKETS WITHOUT HAVING ID CARD???? DISCUSS
15 years 10 weeks ago in Transport & Travel - China
In Chinfa, Kids under 1.2 meter don't need to buy train ticket. And Kids between 1.2 and 1.5 meter can buy half price tickets which don't require any ID card. That's to say, if you want to buy ticket for your kids, you can just carry your own ID card and tell them your kid needs half price ticket.
this iD card system is recently introduced for chinese and if foreigner are going they will show passport... kids as stated above depends upon the height. if they do not have ID card of the state i think they can use the school card to verify his identity with name, father name age and sex i guess.
A baby in hand can get it's ID card now. As soon as the baby get the Birth Certification, the parents can take it to get the ID card
Sometimes foreigners can buy a ticket without using ID. I recently bought a ticket to Beijing from Xi'an with no ID.
I think that's more difficult in the bigger cities though, and once in Shanghai they wouldn't accept my driving license, only my passport.
now ID is needed everywhere to buy train tickets !
sorrel:
so they know what we do and where we are. Allegedly to prevent ticket touting
Chinese get ID card when they turn 18, one valid ID card is allowed to buy one ticket on the same date and in the same train, except for children with accompanying adults.
Latest ID thing for purchasing train tickets is photo ID (passport) and number of your Residence permit, or Visa.
Train ticket has the name of the owner and number of RP written on the bottom L side. Same is written on the online ticket purchases.
our local train station would except student card as ID for kids and speaking of adult things Have you seen Sex in China on a 30 Day Visa? 
I don't believe kids will be allowed to buy train tickets. If someone sees a kid trying to purchase a train ticket and take off somewhere they'd probably think they were a runaway or something...
@silva. you really should check your facts before posting answers. maybe as a local you could give foreigners advise on Sex in China on a 30 Day Visa?
