Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card

E66120

contactless smart card public transport card stored-value card

The Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card is a rechargeable contactless smart card widely used for paying fares on Beijing’s public transportation system and for various other city services.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card canonical	2
Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card Co., Ltd.	1
Beijing Municipal Administration and Communications Card Co., Ltd.	1
Beijing Municipal Card	1
Beijing Shizheng Jiaotong Yikatong	1
Beijing Yikatong	1
supports Beijing Yikatong transit card	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T530991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card
Context triple: [Beijing Subway, ticketing, Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card]

A. Dongcheng District, Beijing
Dongcheng District, Beijing is a central urban district of China's capital city that encompasses many of its most important political, historical, and cultural landmarks, including Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
B. Beijing
Beijing is the capital city of China, a major political, cultural, and economic center known for its rich history and rapid modern development.
C. Tianjin
Tianjin is a major port city and industrial hub in northern China, located near Beijing along the Bohai Sea.
D. Xintiandi
Xintiandi is a fashionable, pedestrian-only district in central Shanghai known for its upscale shopping, dining, nightlife, and preserved Shikumen-style architecture.
E. Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is one of the world’s largest and busiest rapid transit systems, forming the backbone of public transportation in China’s capital city.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card
Target entity description: The Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card is a rechargeable contactless smart card widely used for paying fares on Beijing’s public transportation system and for various other city services.

A. Dongcheng District, Beijing
Dongcheng District, Beijing is a central urban district of China's capital city that encompasses many of its most important political, historical, and cultural landmarks, including Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
B. Beijing
Beijing is the capital city of China, a major political, cultural, and economic center known for its rich history and rapid modern development.
C. Tianjin
Tianjin is a major port city and industrial hub in northern China, located near Beijing along the Bohai Sea.
D. Xintiandi
Xintiandi is a fashionable, pedestrian-only district in central Shanghai known for its upscale shopping, dining, nightlife, and preserved Shikumen-style architecture.
E. Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is one of the world’s largest and busiest rapid transit systems, forming the backbone of public transportation in China’s capital city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contactless smart card ⓘ public transport card ⓘ stored-value card ⓘ
appliesTo	Beijing Subway ⓘ Beijing public buses ⓘ some suburban rail services around Beijing ⓘ
cardType	contactless stored-value card ⓘ
ChineseName	北京市政交通一卡通 ⓘ
city	Beijing ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
currency	Chinese yuan ⓘ
dataCarrier	integrated circuit ⓘ
feature	can be blocked and reissued for named cards ⓘ offers discounted fares compared to cash on some routes ⓘ supports automatic fare deduction ⓘ supports balance inquiry at terminals ⓘ
hasVariant	anonymous card ⓘ registered personal card ⓘ senior citizen card ⓘ student discount card ⓘ
inception	2003 ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ
locationServed	Beijing metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
mediaType	plastic card ⓘ
operator	Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card Co., Ltd. ⓘ linked to: Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport ⓘ
paymentMethod	prepaid electronic purse ⓘ
rechargeable	true ⓘ
region	Beijing Municipality ⓘ linked to: Beijing
scriptOnCard	Simplified Chinese ⓘ
sector	smart city services ⓘ urban transport ⓘ
shortName	Beijing Municipal Card ⓘ linked to: Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card Yikatong ⓘ
technology	contactless RFID ⓘ
topUpMethod	authorized retail outlets ⓘ mobile payment apps ⓘ online banking via partner banks ⓘ service counters at metro stations ⓘ ticket vending machines ⓘ
transliteration	Beijing Shizheng Jiaotong Yikatong ⓘ linked to: Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card
usedFor	bus fare payment in Beijing ⓘ light rail fare payment in Beijing ⓘ payment for certain public services in Beijing ⓘ public transportation fare payment ⓘ small retail purchases at participating merchants ⓘ some taxi fare payments in Beijing ⓘ subway fare payment in Beijing ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beijing Subway → ticketing → Beijing Municipal Administration and Communication Card ⓘ

Line 10 (Beijing Subway) → ticketing → supports Beijing Yikatong transit card ⓘ

subject linked to: Line 10