#What are the precautions for buying tickets for the Spring Festival#[Spring Festival train tickets will go on sale tomorrow!These two types of people can grab tickets in advance!There are also these new changes, take a quick look at →] This year's Spring Festival statutory holiday is from February 10th to February 17th, and the 2024 Spring Festival will start on January 26 and end on March 5 for a total of 40 days. Train tickets for the first day of the Spring Festival will go on sale tomorrow (January 12), have you planned your Spring Festival itinerary?
Passengers can purchase tickets through the China Railway 12306 website and the "Railway 12306" mobile client to avoid buying tickets from informal channels and facing risks such as ticket price increases and personal information leakage.
Pay attention to the start time. The online ticket sales time of different railway stations is different, you can check the specific time of ticket purchase according to the station where you purchased the ticket, and prepare in advance, so as not to miss the first time to buy the ticket.
Be ready to pay. When purchasing tickets online, you must complete the payment within the time indicated on the website, and if you fail to pay within the time limit, the ticket will be automatically cancelled.
Passengers who have not purchased tickets at the first time can waitlist tickets through the "Standby Ticket Purchase" service function on the 12306 website and mobile app.
Since 0:00 on January 11, Railway 12306 has optimized and upgraded the standby ticket purchase function:
(1) The number of pending waitlist orders that can be submitted by each passenger has been increased from 2 to 6, and a maximum of 9 passengers can be added to each order.
(2) Increase the number of alternatives. After the optimization and upgrade, passengers can choose any 3 travel dates during the pre-sale period, and can choose up to 60 combinations of "date + trains", and each train can choose multiple seats.
(3) Expand the range of options for waiting order fulfillment time. The cut-off time for standby orders is adjusted to 20 minutes before departure at the latest, and passengers can choose to modify the cut-off time according to the actual situation in a wider range.
According to China Railway News, since 0:00 on January 10, the railway 12306 mobile client has launched the reservation and ticket purchase function for students and migrant workers during the Spring Festival, and eligible passengers and friends can make an appointment to purchase round-trip train tickets during the Spring Festival through the 12306 mobile client area. (Hilon) web link
