进京列车实名验票All IDs to be checked on trains to Beijing

Train travelers will have to take along their identification cards when heading toward Beijing, Xinjiang or Tibet.

乘坐火车的乘客从今天（10月23日）起必须凭身份证才能乘坐所有开往北京、西藏、新疆方向的列车。

Starting Oct 23, passengers taking trains to the capital city, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Tibet autonomous region will all go through identification checks before boarding, according to the Shanghai Railway Bureau.

根据上海铁路局报道，从10月23日起，所有动车组、直达特快以及开往北京、西藏、新疆方向的列车，都将实行100%实名制验证，票、证、人不符的不能进站上车。

Chinese railway introduced a real-name system to stem the rampant ticket scalping that has plagued the Spring Festival travel rush for years, requiring all train ticket buyers to register their names and implementing a spot check of ID cards before boarding the train.

中国铁路局介绍说：在这几年的春运中实行的实名制验证火车票告诉我们，实名制能有效遏制猖獗的黄牛票现象。实行100%实名制验证后，意味着未携带购票时使用的证件就无法上车。

Key words：
身份证shēnfèn zhèng：ID
实名制shímíng zhì:a real-name system
春运chūn yùn:Spring Festival travel rush
铁路局tiělù jú：Railway Bureau
遏制è zhì:to stem