Can I check in with my child social security card?

Children can't buy train tickets with social security cards.

Social security card is not a valid certificate to buy a train ticket, and children can't buy a train ticket with social security card. Children need to use valid identity documents (such as ID cards, household registration books, etc.). ) or ask their guardians to buy tickets on their behalf.

From July 20, 2023, children are required to bring valid identity documents into the station.

At present, the railway department divides the boundaries of children's tickets by age:

1, children under 6 years old

And you can take the bus for free, not only exclusive seats. An adult is limited to one child, and extra tickets are needed.

Children over 2.6 years old but under 14 years old.

Children's tickets can be purchased. Children's valid identity documents must be used to purchase children's tickets, and adult identity information cannot be added.

To sum up, children can't buy train tickets with social security cards. 12-year-old minors need to be accompanied by adults when taking the high-speed rail. They use their children's ID cards or household registration books to buy high-speed rail tickets at stations or online. After purchasing tickets, adults of the same age will enter the station and use their ID cards or household registration books when checking tickets.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Identity Card Law

Article 14

In any of the following circumstances, citizens shall show their identity cards to prove their identity:

(a) the registered items of permanent residence have changed;

(2) military service registration;

(3) Marriage registration and adoption registration;

(4) Going through exit formalities;

(5) Other circumstances in which it is necessary to prove identity with a resident ID card as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

A citizen who has not obtained a resident identity card in accordance with the provisions of this Law may, when engaging in the relevant activities specified in the preceding paragraph, use other means of proof that meet the requirements of the state to prove his identity.