Train tickets for the first day of the New Year's Day holiday are officially open today!
On December 16, according to the 15-day pre-sale period of railway tickets, passengers can buy train tickets for the first day of the New Year's Day holiday (December 30). This year's New Year's Day holiday runs from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024, and return train tickets for the last day of the holiday will go on sale on December 18.
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A few days ago, many passengers have started to make reservations and purchase tickets. According to the data of users booking tickets on the online travel platform "Ctrip", as of December 15, the number of travel orders for train tickets for New Year's Day in 2024 increased by 194% year-on-year.
According to the train ticket reservation situation on the online travel platform "Qunar", the top 10 popular destinations are Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Nanjing, Harbin and Shenzhen, and the top 10 popular departure places are Harbin, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Changchun, Wuhan and Changsha.
In terms of hotel accommodation bookings, hotels in Harbin, Nanjing, Wuhan, Shanghai and Beijing were booked higher during the New Year's Eve period, while luxury (five-star) hotels in Shanghai, Nanjing, Sanya, Guangzhou and Beijing were booked higher.
On the New Year's Day holiday, many tourists have booked tickets for theme parks. On the Qunar platform, in terms of theme park tickets, Shanghai Disneyland, Universal Beijing Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, and Harbin Ice and Snow World currently have a high number of advance reservations.
In addition to theme parks, data from a number of travel booking platforms also show that winter skiing and "ice and snow tours" are popular. At the same time, the number of homestay bookings related to keywords such as "skiing" and "ice and snow" also increased significantly compared with last year's New Year's Day holiday.
Recently, the "Railway 12306" APP ticket purchase page has been updated, and the new version of the ticket purchase page can display discount information, making it more convenient for passengers to understand real-time fare changes. Train tickets are divided into published fares and execution fares, and those with discounts are executed fares. Due to the different discount levels, the ticket price will fluctuate to a certain extent, and the overall discount is based on the published fare.
How can I check the starting time?
Open the Railway 12306 App, click "My" on the home page, and find the "Starting Time" in the "Travel Guide".
Enter the station and date you want to check to find the ticket sales time of the station and station in the same city. Note: Departure times vary depending on the station.
How to improve the success rate of ticket purchase?
By submitting waitlist orders for multiple combinations of "date, train, and seat", the success rate of waitlist ticket purchase can be increased.
How to view the station screen?
The "station screen" function of the railway 12306 App can check the status of the train, the ticket gate, and the status of the delay.
Select the station and train you want to search for, and you can see the train number, final station, departure time, waiting room, ticket gate, and train status. In the lower right corner, you can view the itinerary information of the trains.
How do I get a reimbursement voucher?
If a reimbursement voucher is required, the reimbursement voucher should be exchanged for a reimbursement voucher at the ticket window or ticket vending machine at the station ticket window or automatic ticket vending machine within 180 days before departure or within 180 days from the date of travel. After the railway e-ticket is changed, the reimbursement voucher can be reprinted.
Note: "Itinerary Information Tips" and reimbursement vouchers cannot be used as travel vouchers.
How do I make a change?
Railway 12306 reminded that tickets purchased with electronic payment methods on the 12306 website can be changed through the 12306 website. However, if the ticket has been printed and the reimbursement voucher has been printed and the ticket purchased by the cash payment method can only be changed at the ticket window of the station, and the ticket can only be changed once.
Reminder:
Recently, the cold wave has hit, and the heavy snowfall in many areas in the north has kicked off, and many railway trunk lines are located in the heavy snowfall area. The railway department reminds that in rainy and snowy weather, pay attention to safety, arrange travel reasonably, and call 12306 for consultation if you have any questions. If the train turns back or is suspended due to snowfall, etc., the refund procedure can be processed within 30 days from the date of travel.
The railway department also reminded that the railway 12306 website (including the client) is the only official online ticketing channel for China Railway, and has never authorized any third-party platform to sell train tickets. Third-party platforms retain user information during the ticket purchase process, which not only has "traps" such as surcharges and bundled sales of services, but also may have the risk of personal information leakage. Passengers must purchase tickets through the official channels of the railway, and look for the official website of 12306 and the official APP of "Railway 12306".
(Yangcheng Evening News, Yangcheng Pai Comprehensive Surging News, China News Network, China Railway WeChat Public Account)