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No, the Shanghai subway does not need IDs to use, nor do any subways in China. Buying a ticket needs no need for ID, nor does buying a pre-paid RFID-based card
by zhte415 9y ago
No, the Shanghai subway does not need IDs to use, nor do any subways in China. Buying a ticket needs no need for ID, nor does buying a pre-paid RFID-based card require an ID. The bag-check xray is bottle-neck enough.
Taking the train does require an ID card (or passport), as does taking a domestic flight.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoYes, that’s how it was for me in 2016. They do spot check IDs in Beijing at least, but tend to leave foreigners alone. I never got what they would do if a chinese wasn’t carrying their ID, I imagine it isn’t very common to take that on the subway!