Can the social security card be used as an ID card to check in on the train?

Legal analysis: No, the social security card is not a valid travel document. However, you can use the following documents: in the absence of an ID card, you can use temporary id card, passport, household registration book, driver's license, Hong Kong and Macao pass, Taiwan pass and military-related documents instead of the ID card.

Legal basis: Decision of the Ministry of Transport on Amending the Provisions on the Administration of Road Passenger Transport and Passenger Stations Article 47 For passenger trains and passenger stations under real-name management, passengers shall show their valid tickets and their original valid identity documents to cooperate with the staff in inspection. Before passengers take the bus, the operator of the passenger station shall check the identity information recorded in the ticket and the original valid identity documents of the passengers (hereinafter referred to as the ticket, person and certificate) and record the relevant information.

Refuse to provide the original valid identity certificate or the ticket, person and certificate do not match, and may not take the bus.