Last-Minute Lifesavers: How China’s Railways Are Keeping Tickets Available for National Day Travel

China Net, September 27 (Reporter Tang Jialei) The reporter learned from Railway Scientific and Technological Innovation Center 12306 that as of 9:00 on the 27th, the railway department had sold a total of 75.41 million public holiday transportation tickets September National Day from 29th to 8th October. Railway 12306 The system runs smoothly.

According to the head of Railway 12306 Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, judging from the pre-sale of train tickets, the most popular departure cities during the National Day Golden Week transportation period include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi’an, Nanjing and Changsha; From Guangzhou to Nanning, from Beijing to Shenyang, from Guangzhou to Zhanjiang, from Beijing to Hohhot and from Guangzhou to Passenger flow is relatively concentrated between Shantou, Guangzhou and Changsha, Beijing and Taiyuan, and Wuhan and Shanghai.

During the peak pre-holiday travel period from September 29 to October 1, some trains in the Beijing-Tianjin, Shenzhen-Hong Kong, Suzhou-Shanghai, Nanjing-Shanghai, Baoding-Beijing, Hangzhou-Shanghai, Shanghai-Beijing directions and tickets for other directions are still available; during the post-holiday return peak period, from October 6 to 8, some trains in the directions from Beijing to Tianjin, from Shanghai to Nanjing, from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, from Guangzhou to Nanning, from Beijing to Shanghai, from Beijing . to Handan, Shanghai to Hefei and other directions are still available. There are surplus tickets; during the mid-festival period from October 2 to 5, there are relatively sufficient remaining tickets in all directions, from September 27 to 28, basically sufficient; remaining tickets in all directions.

During the National Day Golden Week, passengers have a strong desire to travel. Tourist flows, family visits and student flows intertwine and overlap. Passenger flows are highly concentrated in certain periods and routes. The contradiction between railway transport capacity and demand is very obvious. The railway department carefully formulates holiday transport plans and optimizes the organization of ticket sales. We are committed to providing passengers with a good holiday travel experience. Develop master plans and take into account the travel needs of long-distance and short-distance passengers, and prioritize long-distance rail ticket quotas for long-distance passengers traveling from origin station to terminal station, strengthen real-time monitoring of ticket quotas, dynamically adapt the distribution of ticket quotas according to changes in passenger flow demand, and automatically transfer part of the ticket quota into periods of time. We will go to various stations along the route and strive to meet the ticket purchasing needs of short-distance passengers. Analyze travel demand through 12306 train ticket purchasing data and actively add short-distance trains During the pre-holiday travel peak from September 29th to October 1st, we will arrange the addition of Baoji to Xi’an, Chengdu to Luzhou , Hankou to Yichang. , Dali in Xi’an, etc. Numerous short and medium-distance passenger trains in this direction during the post-holiday return peak period from October 6th to 8th, we will arrange to operate multiple additional passenger trains from Chongqing to Wanzhou; , Chengdu in Luzhou, Baoji in Xi’an, Dali in Xi’an, etc. Passengers, friends, are advised to pay attention to the relevant information in time and purchase tickets as soon as possible.

For passengers who have not yet purchased their preferred train tickets, the railway department recommends traveling during off-peak hours. Sufficient tickets are currently available during off-peak travel times. You can also use the waiting list ticket purchasing function of the railway 12306 can select up to 60 “dates + trains” in total. In combination, temporarily added passenger train seats and seats resulting from refunds will have priority over passengers placing waitlist orders, which can improve the success rate of ticket purchase additional costs for waitlisted tickets wait time other than the ticket price; If no direct train tickets are available, you can use the modes such as connecting on the same train, transit transfer and purchasing connecting tickets launched by Railway 12306.

The Railway Department reminds you that the Railway 12306 website (including mobile client) is the only official online train ticket sales platform of China Railways. Is committed to providing fair, safe and convenient purchasing and travel services for the majority of passengers no ticket purchase acceleration package, ticket purchase Additional costs such as membership fees and cart seat selection fees are handled strictly in accordance with regulations when ticket changes or refunds occur. At the same time, the security of passengers’ personal information is strictly protected in accordance with the law, and no third-party platform has ever been authorized to sell train tickets. Passengers should make sure to purchase tickets through official railway channels, search for the 12306 official website and the official APP “Railway 12306”, and confirm that the ticket beneficiary is “China Railway Network Co., Ltd.” to avoid subsequent refunds or changes. Unable to receive the refund due at the time of signing.

[Rattore responsabile: Ma Kuang]