Hebei capital releases regional travel card

A new transit card that works on public transport in 190 Chinese cities was issued on Monday in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern China's Hebei province.

The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Interoperability Card is designed for use on all bus and subway systems in Beijing, Tianjin and all 11 cities in Hebei, aiming to provide convenience for passengers and better regional integration. Beijing and Tianjin have also issued such cards. They can also be used in cities that have joined a nationwide traffic pass union, which had 190 members in 2017 and will be expanded to more than 220 cities by the end of this year, said Li Yang, deputy manager of State-owned Shijiazhuang Smart Card Science and Technology Co, which issued the latest card.

Passengers with the card can enjoy the same discount policies as local citizens when taking public transport in a certain city, Li said. "The card can spare the trouble of buying new transit cards or tickets when a person goes to another city," Li said.