Authoritative Spring Festival travel strategy! If you want to grab a train ticket, click on this article
Before you know it, the Spring Festival in 2018 is less than two months away, and many people are starting to think about the train tickets for returning home during the Spring Festival! Before grabbing tickets, you can urgently supplement the following knowledge, which can greatly increase the chance of success!
This year’s New Year’s Eve is on February 15, and the first day of the first lunar month is on February 16, so the Spring Festival travel in 2018 will come a little later than usual.
The time to "grab tickets" for the Spring Festival travel home is almost up. For every friend who works outside, this is a "big battle" of speed and luck, and it is time to use the "power of the flood"! So, what should I pay attention to when buying train tickets for the 2018 Spring Festival travel?
Train ticket pre-sale status:
On January 3, 2018, you can buy tickets for the first day of the Spring Festival (February 1).
You can buy tickets for New Year’s Eve (February 15) on January 17, 2018.
You can buy tickets for the Spring Festival on January 18, 2018 (February 16).
Citizens who need to buy tickets can purchase Spring Festival tickets in a timely manner by ordering online and by phone.
Pay attention to ticket purchase information in time
The correct ways to purchase tickets are:
Call the railway customer service center at 95105105 to book tickets.
Login www.12306.cn purchase tickets;
Mobile 12306 client side ticket;
Ticket purchase at the train station window.
Train ticket sales and railway station ticket vending machine.
Never trust third-party software to avoid being deceived.
45 minutes after the train ticket is sold, if some ticket-grabbing netizens fail to pay in time, these ticket sources will be returned to the ticket warehouse after 45 minutes.
Tips
According to past experience, 15 days before driving is the peak refund period. In addition to the first ticket release, sometimes the railway department will also release tickets in batches at other times after the sale of tickets. Generally, tickets will be released at the hour and half of the day. 48 hours and 24 hours before driving, the ticketing system often releases some of the remaining tickets.
In addition, passengers who purchase tickets at 12306 for the first time need to present their ID cards to the ticket window for identity verification in advance, otherwise they will not be able to purchase tickets online.
The Spring Festival travel in 2018 is from February 1st to March 12th, a total of 40 days. From December 12th, the pre-sale period for Internet and telephone bookings is 30 days, and the pre-sale period for station windows and agency points is 28 days.
Attention those who are always ready to grab tickets, the opening time of different stations on the same opening day is also different. If you are afraid of late or early robbery, you can call 12306 to inquire about the opening time of the station or pay attention to the official WeChat account of 12306. The following ticket-grabbing strategy should get up quickly!
[Seize the opportunity to grab tickets]
12306 sells tickets every day, but the ticket release time varies from station to station and train to train.
It is very difficult to grab tickets during the Spring Festival, so it is necessary to choose a few more trains as alternatives, and cast a wide net to catch fish! The time for each train to release tickets should be set in advance, because the time period with the highest success rate of ticket grabbing is usually within half a minute of ticket release.
[Pay attention to the remaining ticket situation]
Don’t give up if you don’t get the ticket as soon as possible, because there will be extra tickets released later. During the Spring Festival travel period, extra tickets may be released on the hour or half of the daily ticket sales time, with a higher chance of 12:00/13:00/18:00.
In addition, the probability of remaining tickets appearing at 19:00-20:00 three days before driving and 12:00-13:00 one day before driving is also higher.
[Follow the temporary train]
During the Spring Festival travel period, the railway department will open more temporary trains according to passenger demand. Tickets for temporary trains are not subject to pre-sale restrictions. Once they are confirmed to run, an announcement will be issued and the tickets will be released as soon as possible. Paying attention to the announcements of temporary trains can also greatly increase the probability of grabbing tickets.
[Hop station, transfer]
If the train you want to buy is not from the departure station to the terminal, you can try to buy a ticket for the first few stops or the next few stops to the station, or buy a zone ticket to get on the bus first, and make up the ticket for the rest of the journey; if you can’t buy a direct ticket, you can also consider the "curve to save the country" transfer route.
In addition, the following "six unbelievers" must also be kept in mind! It is relatively light to be deceived of money, and it will cause you to lose both money and votes. If you can’t return home, it will be a tragedy!
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[Points membership system]
From December 20th, the railway department launched the "Railway Smooth" frequent flyer membership service. Frequent flyer members will receive corresponding points when purchasing tickets, which will be accumulated according to the fare. If they reach more than 10,000 points for the first time, they will be eligible for redemption, which can be used to redeem train tickets for trains designated by the railway department. The redeemed tickets can also be transferred to other small partners!
From December 20, 2017, natural persons over the age of 12 can become frequent flyer members of "Railway Flow" after actively applying and completing identity authentication through the channels provided by the railway department such as the 12306 website (including mobile APP) and the special window of the station. Valid documents for applying for railway frequent flyer membership include resident ID cards, Hong Kong and Macao residents’ travel permits to and from the mainland, Taiwan residents’ travel permits to and from the mainland, passports, etc.
Railway frequent flyer members will get corresponding ride points when purchasing tickets, and the points will be accumulated according to the ticket fare they purchased. Specifically, points will be accumulated according to 5 times the face price of the ticket, that is, passengers will get 500 points when purchasing a 100 yuan ticket.
If the points reach more than 10,000 points for the first time, you will be eligible to redeem points, which can be used to redeem train tickets for trains designated by the railway department. The passenger who uses the redeemed ticket can be the member himself or the transferee set by him.
In other words, as long as you accumulate a train ticket of 2,000 yuan, your points can reach 10,000 points, and you can redeem the train ticket for the designated train! This is easy for friends who often travel on business.
[Online ticket purchase and replenishment can be paid by WeChat]
Since November 23rd, China Railway Client Server Center 12306 website WeChat Pay function on-line practice run.
Passengers with WeChat Pay accounts can choose "WeChat Pay" on the 12306 website and the mobile client side payment page to make purchases.
Stations, ticket windows, and ATM self-service ticket machines in major cities across the country will also gradually support WeChat scan payment.
What’s more, starting this month, the use of WeChat Pay will also be fully promoted for railway passenger train tickets nationwide!
[Free 5 yuan handling fee for remote ticket collection]
Since October 1, 2017, China Railway has cancelled the ticketing fee for railway off-site tickets. In the future, the railway station ticket window and the agency window will no longer charge an additional 5 yuan per ticket for purchasing off-site train tickets.
The EMU has opened the "seat selection" function.
Since October 12 this year, China Railway Corporation has launched two new convenience services: the "continuous transfer" scheme and the "independent seat selection" of EMU trains.
[Choose your own seat]
When purchasing tickets on the 12306 website or mobile client side, the system will automatically provide a seat schematic diagram for everyone to choose.
[Continuous transfer]
When there is no ticket or no direct train between the departure and destination, you can choose the "continue transfer" function, and the system will automatically plan the transfer route for you.
[You can order takeaway for high-speed trains and high-speed rail]
From July 17 this year, passengers who take EMU trains with G and D prefixes can book meals through the 12306 website, mobile APP and other means. Passengers can not only order meals served by the train dining car, but also social brand meals served at the food stations along the way. When passengers buy tickets on the Internet, they can order meals online simultaneously. After the order is successful, the railway station service staff will deliver the meals to the designated trains, carriages and seats.