12306 the time for online ticket purchase was extended, and more than 12 million tickets were sold on the first day of ticket sales for Railway Spring Festival

On December 12, 2019, the railway department began to sell tickets on January 10, 2020 (December 16). On that day, a total of 12.561 million tickets were sold by national railways, including 10.625 million tickets sold by railway 12306 network, 4000 tickets sold by telephone booking, and 84.6% tickets sold by railway 12306 network

Among the tickets sold on Railway 12306, 1.17 million were sold on the website, accounting for 11% of the tickets sold on the Internet; 9.455 million were sold on mobile clients, accounting for 89% of the tickets sold on the Internet. There were 133000 waiting orders and 151000 tickets, with a fulfillment rate of 74.0%.

According to the railway department, the popular directions for passengers to buy tickets on January 10, 2020 are: Beijing to Harbin, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing; Shanghai to Xi'an, Chengdu, Guiyang; Guangzhou to Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming. Most of the popular directions still have more than one ticket, and other directions have enough tickets, which can be purchased by passengers in time.

From December 12, 2019, 12306 network business processing time is extended from 6:00-23:00 to 6:00-23:30. During this period, passengers can purchase tickets, change tickets, refund tickets, standby and other businesses in 12306 website and "railway 12306" app.

The railway department reminds that passengers are invited to purchase tickets through www.12306.cn, the only official website of the railway, and the "railway 12306" app to avoid the risk of ticket purchase through abnormal channels.