Is Tianjin Veteran Card free to take the subway?

At present, veterans with Tianjin Veterans' Concession Card cannot take subways and buses for free.

The benefits of Tianjin Veteran Card are as follows:

1, flow. At present, veterans in most parts of the country can take buses for free with discount cards, but they can't swipe their cards directly to get on the bus like old-age cards and student cards. They can only show the driver a discount card. And if you want to take the subway light rail for free with a discount card, only a few places can realize it at present;

2. Tourism. Most of the state-owned tourist attractions in China offer preferential treatment to retired soldiers, some with preferential fares and some with direct free tickets, but there are many restrictions. For example, tourist attractions that are directly free of charge generally only provide one or two free tickets every year;

3. Financial aspects. The bank to which the general discount card belongs is exempt from basic expenses such as annual fee for veterans, inter-bank cash withdrawal fee, inter-bank transfer fee and SMS notification fee.

4. Logistics. China Post, SF Express and Debon Express offer discounts to retired soldiers, with 8.5% discount for ordinary veterans and 20% discount for special veterans.

5. aviation. China United Airlines offered a discount of 10% or 15% to veterans.

6. Three major communication operators. Now, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, the three major communication operators, have also begun to offer preferential treatment to veterans. For example, Gansu Telecom Company launched the Tianyi military support card for retired soldiers in the province, with a discount of 40%.

7. accommodation. Nowadays, the number of military hotels has gradually increased, and accommodation concessions have been introduced for active servicemen, retired servicemen and military families;

8. High-speed traffic. In the preferential list of veterans in Fujian Province, there is preferential treatment for high-speed traffic. Retired soldiers from Fujian Province (except Xiamen) who hold the Everbright Bank discount card can enjoy a 50% discount on high-speed traffic in Fujian Province when they apply for ETC, with a monthly back cover of 100 yuan;

9. Let's go. China Petroleum launched a refueling concession for retired soldiers;

10, shopping. At present, many large supermarkets have also introduced discounts for retired military personnel, but the operation is more troublesome. You need to bind the discount card bank card to download the APP.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Retired Soldiers Protection Act

Article 15

The competent department of the people's government in the resettlement area shall, when receiving veterans, issue veterans' preferential cards to veterans.

Ex-servicemen's preferential cards are uniformly distributed and numbered throughout the country, and the management and use measures shall be formulated by the competent department of ex-servicemen in the State Council jointly with relevant departments.

Regulations on pensions and preferential treatment for servicemen

Article 36

Servicemen with valid documents, disabled soldiers with the "People's Republic of China (PRC) * * and disabled soldiers card" priority tickets to take domestic trains, ships, long-distance buses and civil aviation flights; Disabled soldiers enjoys a discount of 50% off the normal fare.