Chinese railway worker collects over 1,200 ‘platform tickets’
Updated 19:41, 13-Oct-2018
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A railway worker has a passion for platform tickets, a type of ticket permitting people to access platforms, and has been collecting them for about 14 years. Shi Shaoxin, a railway conductor in central China’s Henan Province has collected over 1,200 platform tickets. /VCG Photo

A railway worker has a passion for platform tickets, a type of ticket permitting people to access platforms, and has been collecting them for about 14 years. Shi Shaoxin, a railway conductor in central China’s Henan Province has collected over 1,200 platform tickets. /VCG Photo

The platform tickets bear witness to China's development Railway stations in different cities often printed local specialties, like sculptures, heritage relics and landmarks on the tickets. /VCG Photo

The platform tickets bear witness to China's development Railway stations in different cities often printed local specialties, like sculptures, heritage relics and landmarks on the tickets. /VCG Photo

Working at the railway for 35 years, the 54-year-old told VCG that his interest in the platform tickets started in talking to a colleague, who joined him in collecting the tickets. /VCG Photo

Working at the railway for 35 years, the 54-year-old told VCG that his interest in the platform tickets started in talking to a colleague, who joined him in collecting the tickets. /VCG Photo

Shi said that he even once got up at midnight to meet his friend who just passed his station and wanted to bring him some tickets. /VCG Photo

Shi said that he even once got up at midnight to meet his friend who just passed his station and wanted to bring him some tickets. /VCG Photo

As the network of China's high-speed railway is expanding, many stations have stopped issuing platform tickets. Shi often opens the ticket albums and recollects the days that he was crazy about the ticket collection. /VCG Photo

As the network of China's high-speed railway is expanding, many stations have stopped issuing platform tickets. Shi often opens the ticket albums and recollects the days that he was crazy about the ticket collection. /VCG Photo