I am not sure that this ID thing for CDG trains is going to remain a workable proposition for the system. I am hoping the entire thing collapses under its own weight by end of summer. It definitely presents an impediment for foreigners to ride these trains esp for short-term visitors needing longer distances on sleepers. There is no legitimate reason to not be able to use a photocopy of passport info page to enable a third party to purchase. Particularly if the ticket will be checked during actual boarding or journey against the original passport.
I have always been of the opinion that scalping on the CDG fast trains was never much of a problem in the first place (except Ch New Year time). So this ID thing would be much better used for the KTZ trains.
Last edited by jiejie; Jun 5, 2011 at 9:52 am