China T-union

Contactless transport card used in China

China T-unionLocation| China

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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
Validity|

* Bus, metro, ferries in 336 Chinese cities[1]

Retailed|

* Railway and metro stations

T-union card reader on a Dalian bus.

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 Dec 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

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As of December 2023, the card can be used in 336 cities in China as following:[5]

Beijing | All buses (Excluding customized buses), subway and Line S2

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]

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Tianjin  | All buses of Tianjin Bus, Tianjin Binhai Public Transport, Tianjin Transportation Group, Eco-city Bus[8] and Jizhou Transport (except long-instance customize services) and metro lines
Hebei  | All bus and metro lines in Shijiazhuang

All bus routes in Baoding, Cangzhou, Chengde, Handan, Hengshui, Langfang, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Xingtai and Zhangjiakou, as well as in Xiong'an

Shanxi  | All bus and metro lines in Taiyuan

All bus routes in Changzhi, Datong, Jincheng, Jinzhong, Linfen, Lüliang, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Yangquan and Yuncheng

Inner Mongolia  | All bus routes in Baotou, Bayannur, Chifeng, Hohhot, Hulunbuir, Ordos, and Alxa League

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]

Liaoning  | All bus and metro lines in Shenyang and Dalian

All bus routes in Anshan, Benxi, Chaoyang, Dandong, Fushun, Fuxin, Huludao, Jinzhou, Liaoyang, Panjin, Tieling and Yingkou

Jilin  | All bus and metro lines in Changchun

All bus routes in Baicheng, Baishan, Jilin, Liaoyuan (except Weijin bus), Siping, Songyuan, Tonghua and Yanbian Prefecture, as well as in Changbaishan area

Heilongjiang  | All bus, metro and ferry lines in Harbin

All bus routes in Daqing, Hegang, Heihe, Jiamusi, Jixi, Mudanjiang, Qiqihar, Qitaihe, Suihua, Yichun and Daxing'anling region

Some bus routes in Shuangyashan

Shanghai | All bus, metro, commuter, ferry and tram lines in Shanghai
Jiangsu  | All bus, metro, taxi and ferry lines, as well as shared bicycles in Nanjing (cards must have no secret keys of MOHURD City Union)

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

Zhejiang  | All bus and metro lines in Hangzhou, Jinhua, Taizhou, Wenzhou

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

Anhui  | All bus and metro lines in Hefei, Wuhu and Chuzhou

All bus routes in Anqing, Bengbu, Bozhou, Chizhou, Fuyang, Huaibei, Huainan, Huangshan, Lu'an, Ma'anshan, Suzhou, Tongling and Xuancheng

Fujian  | All bus and metro lines in Fuzhou

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])

Jiangxi  | All bus and metro lines in Nanchang

All bus lines in Ganzhou, Ji'an, Jiujiang, Jingdezhen, Pingxiang, Xinyu, Yingtan, Yichun, Shangrao and Fuzhou

Shandong  | All bus and subway lines in Ji'nan

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

Henan  | All bus and metro lines in Zhengzhou and Luoyang

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

Hubei  | All bus, metro and ferry lines in Wuhan

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

Hunan  | All bus and metro lines in Changsha and Xiangtan

All bus routes in Zhuzhou, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yueyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Huaihua, Loudi and Xiangxi Prefecture

Guangdong  | All bus, tram, water buses and metro lines in Guangzhou
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.

Guangxi  | All bus and metro lines in Nanning

All bus routes in Liuzhou, Qinzhou, Baise, Hezhou, Laibin, Guilin, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Guigang, Yulin, Congzuo, Wuzhou and Hechi

Hainan  | All bus and tram lines in Sanya

All bus routes in Haikou and Danzhou

Bus routes in Wenchang no longer support T-union since 2023.

Chongqing  | All metro lines, all bus routes except in Changshou District, Yangtze River Cableway and two escalators

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

Sichuan  | All bus and metro lines in Chengdu

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]

Guizhou  | All bus and metro lines in Guiyang

All bus lines in Bijie, Liupanshui, Tongren, Zunyi, and Qiandongnan, Qiannan, Qianxinan Prefectures

Some bus routes in Anshun

Yunnan  | All bus and metro lines in Kunming

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

Tibet  | All bus lines in Lhasa, Shigatse, Chamdo, Nyingchi, Shannan, Nagqu and Ngari Prefecture
Shaanxi  | All bus and metro lines in Xi'an and Xianyang

All bus routes in Baoji, Tongchuan, Weinan, Yan'an, Hanzhong, Yulin, Ankang and Shangluo, as well as in Yangling area

Gansu  | All bus, metro and ferry lines in Lanzhou[15][1]

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

Qinghai  | All bus routes in Xining, Haidong, and Huangnan, Yushu, Haixi Prefectures
Ningxia  | All bus routes in Yinchuan, Shizuishan, Zhongwei, Guyuan and Wuzhong
Xinjiang (include XPCC)  | All bus and metro lines in Urumqi

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)

Hong Kong  | Only HZM Shuttle bus, use TVM[3]

## External links

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* Available regions of China T-union cards - iPublicTransport

## References

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