According to news on September 20, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. recently released information through the "China Railway" WeChat public account saying that Railway 12306 has never authorized any third-party platform to sell train tickets, and it is impossible to give third-party platforms the so-called "priority to purchase tickets."
Third-party platforms will retain user information during the ticket purchase process of passengers and friends. Not only do they have traps such as surcharges, acceleration packages, and bundled sales services, but they may also risk personal information leakage. Passengers please be sure to purchase tickets through official railway channels, look for the railway 12306 website (including the client), and pay attention to protecting legitimate rights and interests and the security of personal information.
Based on passenger travel needs, the railway department has arranged to open more than 100 additional passenger trains during the National Day holiday. These trains will run on September 28, and tickets will go on sale on September 18. The main directions for adding trains are: Nanchang to Guangzhou, Wuhan to Guangzhou, Changsha to Nanchang, Nanchang to Shanghai, Xiamen to Shanghai, Shenzhen to Changsha, etc. Based on train ticket pre-sales, waitlist ticket purchase data and railway transportation capacity, the railway department will also open additional passenger trains in popular directions and hot time periods in a timely manner.
Passenger travel is highly concentrated during the holidays, and train tickets in some popular directions and hot periods are in short supply. Passengers can choose to buy tickets by waiting for tickets, transferring during transit, etc. They can also choose to travel during off-peak hours based on the availability of tickets at different times and in different directions.
In recent years, EMU train fares have implemented a differentiated floating pricing mechanism. Mainly based on market supply and demand and passenger flow patterns, the published fare is the maximum price, and a multi-level, high and low fare floating strategy is implemented by time period, seat type, and section. During this year's National Day holiday, high-speed rail still implements differentiated fares. For example, the fare for EMU trains between Beijing and Shanghai is as high as 667 yuan and as low as 404 yuan for second-class seats. Passengers can choose according to their needs.