China T-union
Location | Inland China Macao |
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Launched | 29 June 2015 |
Operator | China Transport Telecommunication & Information Center (CTTIC) |
Manager | Ministry of Transport, China Transport Telecommunication & Information Center |
Currency | Renminbi |
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China T-Union (交通联合 (Chinese)), also known as TU (交联 (Chinese)), is a contactless transport card widely used in China. Cardholders can pay for public transport fares in any covered service in China, but card reloading is limited to the locale of initial issuance or through the card issuer’s mobile application, where available.
The Ministry of Transport approved the development of the card and pilot projects in 2012.[2] In 2015 the card was launched in Zhenjiang. In 2016, 110 cities supported the card and the following year this number was raised to 165.
By December 2023, 336 cities in China supported the card, and all urban rail transport systems in mainland China support T-Union cards except in Hohhot.
On 26 March 2024, the China T-Union system marked its first expansion beyond mainland China in Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Shuttle Bus service beginning to accept China T-Union cards at select ticket vending machines in its Hong Kong Port.[3]
The China T-Union organization itself does not directly issue cards; instead, local authorities handle card issuance. Hence, the design of the card varies by issuing region.
In 2018, the Hungarian government invited CTTIC to discuss potential implementation of the system in Hungarian public transport.[4]
Transport services covered
[edit ]As of December 2023, the card can be used in 336 cities in China as following:[5]
Other suburban railways than S2 line (Huaimi, Sub-Central, and Tongmi lines) only support Beijing Yikatong, as real-name register are required. Not all T-union cards of other cities are supported, because Beijing Municipality government controls their own whitelist system for opt-in.[6] [7]
All bus routes in Baoding, Cangzhou, Chengde, Handan, Hengshui, Langfang, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Xingtai and Zhangjiakou, as well as in Xiong'an
All bus routes in Changzhi, Datong, Jincheng, Jinzhong, Linfen, Lüliang, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Yangquan and Yuncheng
Buses in Kailu and Jarud Banner of Tongliao, Tuquan and Horqin Right Front Banner of Hinggan League, Liangcheng County of Ulanqab, Xilinhot and Erenhot
Hohhot Metro only supports single/stored tickets, or mobile Apps, they have negative interests in supporting IC cards. Wuhai buses no longer support T-union since 20 September 2024.[9]
All bus routes in Anshan, Benxi, Chaoyang, Dandong, Fushun, Fuxin, Huludao, Jinzhou, Liaoyang, Panjin, Tieling and Yingkou
All bus routes in Baicheng, Baishan, Jilin, Liaoyuan (except Weijin bus), Siping, Songyuan, Tonghua and Yanbian Prefecture, as well as in Changbaishan area
All bus routes in Daqing, Hegang, Heihe, Jiamusi, Jixi, Mudanjiang, Qiqihar, Qitaihe, Suihua, Yichun and Daxing'anling region
Some bus routes in Shuangyashan
All bus, metro and taxi lines in Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Xuzhou
All bus, tram and taxi lines in Huai'an
All bus and metro lines in Nantong
All bus and taxi lines in Lianyungang, Suqian, Taizhou, Yancheng, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang
All bus, metro and commuter lines in Ningbo and Shaoxing
All bus, metro and tram lines in Jiaxing
All bus routes in Huzhou, Lishui, Quzhou and Zhoushan
All bus routes in Anqing, Bengbu, Bozhou, Chizhou, Fuyang, Huaibei, Huainan, Huangshan, Lu'an, Ma'anshan, Suzhou, Tongling and Xuancheng
All bus, metro and ferry lines in Xiamen
All bus and ferry lines in Putian
All bus lines in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Sanming, Nanping and Ningde, as well as in Pingtan area
Rural buses in Longyan (Longyan urban area no longer supports T-union since 2021[10] )
All bus lines in Ganzhou, Ji'an, Jiujiang, Jingdezhen, Pingxiang, Xinyu, Yingtan, Yichun, Shangrao and Fuzhou
All bus, metro and ferry lines in Qingdao (however, fabricate cards of Apple Pay don't support Qingdao Metro)
All bus lines in Yantai, Ji'ning, Weihai, Linyi, Dezhou, Binzhou, Heze, Zaozhuang, Zibo, Tai'an, Rizhao, Liaocheng, Weifang and Dongying
All bus and Water Bus lines in Xuchang
All bus routes in Pingdingshan, Anyang, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo, Shangqiu, Xinyang, Zhumadian, Puyang, Kaifeng, Nanyang, Luohe, Sanmenxia, Hebi, Zhoukou and Jiyuan
All bus and tram lines in Huangshi
All bus routes in Xianning, Qianjiang, Jingmen, Suizhou, Ezhou, Yichang, Xiangyang, Xiantao, Tianmen, Xiaogan, Huanggang and Shiyan
Some bus routes in Shennongjia
All bus routes in Zhuzhou, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yueyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Huaihua, Loudi and Xiangxi Prefecture
All bus, tram and metro lines in Shenzhen and Foshan
All bus and metro lines in Dongguan
All bus routes in Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Huizhou, Shaoguan, Zhuhai, Shantou, Jiangmen, Zhanjiang, Maoming, Meizhou, Shanwei, Heyuan, Yangjiang, Zhongshan, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Yunfu
Guangdong Intercity commuter lines (Guanghui, Guangzhao, Guangfo Ring and Guangqing) require real-name register, but support all type of T-union cards. Business Class of Shenzhen Metro Line 11 only supports local cards of Shenzhen.
All bus routes in Liuzhou, Qinzhou, Baise, Hezhou, Laibin, Guilin, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Guigang, Yulin, Congzuo, Wuzhou and Hechi
All bus routes in Haikou and Danzhou
Bus routes in Wenchang no longer support T-union since 2023.
Only buses in urban area, Jiangjin, Dianjiang County and Wansheng development zone, or buses with single fare regime support T-union cards of other cities
All bus lines in Bazhong, Dazhou, Deyang, Guang'an, Guangyuan, Leshan, Luzhou,[11] Meishan, Mianyang, Nanchong, Neijiang,[12] Panzhihua, Suining,[13] Ya'an, Yibin, Zigong, Ziyang, and Ngawa, Ganzi, Liangshan Prefectures[14]
All bus lines in Bijie, Liupanshui, Tongren, Zunyi, and Qiandongnan, Qiannan, Qianxinan Prefectures
Some bus routes in Anshun
All bus lines in Baoshan, Lijiang, Lincang, Pu'er, Qujing, Yuxi, Zhaotong, and Chuxiong, Diqing, Honghe, Nujiang, Wenshan, Xishuangbanna Prefectures
Some bus routes in Dali and Dehong Prefectures
All bus routes in Baoji, Tongchuan, Weinan, Yan'an, Hanzhong, Yulin, Ankang and Shangluo, as well as in Yangling area
All bus lines in Jiayuguan, Jinchang, Wuwei, Zhangye, Pingliang, Jiuquan, Dingxi, Longnan, and Gannan and Linxia Prefectures
Some bus routes in Baiyin, Tianshui and Qingyang
All bus routes in Karamay, Hami, and Changji, Ili, Bortala, Bayingolin, Kizilsu, Aksu, Kashgar and Altay Prefectures
Some bus routes in XPCC (Aral, Beitun, Kunyu, Shihezi, Tiemenguan, Tumxuk, Wujiaqu, Xinxing, and Western Urumqi)
External links
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