Abstract: Based on the railway automatic gate system, according to the existing ticket checking method of paper ticket, magnetic ticket, the second generation ID card and China Rails Yintong card, this article proposed a new ticket checking method of railway ticket checking(verifying) by face recognition. The face recognition technology and big data technology were used in the scheme of railway ticket checking(verifying) by face recognition. Combined with the12306 railway ticketing and reservation system as well as railway automatic gate system, the ticket checking(verifying) by face recognition was applied to many railway administration. The data collecting and analysis showed that the face recognition rate was 97%. The ticket pass rate was in full compliance with the standards of railway. The China Rails Yintong card users were taken as an example to verify the feasibility of the scheme. It provided technical support for the full implementation of the railway ticket checking(verifying) by face recognition.