More than 14 million tickets were sold on the 24th day of ticket sales of Spring Festival railway. There are still a few tickets in some popular directions

On January 4, 2020, the ticket sales of the Spring Festival railway entered the 24th day. The railway department began to sell tickets on February 2, 2020 (the ninth day of the first month). On that day, a total of 14.49 million tickets were sold by the national railway, including 12.689 million tickets sold by the railway 12306 network, 12000 tickets sold by telephone booking, and 87.6% of the total tickets sold by the railway 12306 network. Among the tickets sold on Railway 12306, 1.663 million were sold on the website, accounting for 13.1% of the tickets sold on the Internet; 11.026 million were sold on mobile clients, accounting for 86.9% of the tickets sold on the Internet. There were 277000 waiting orders and 348000 tickets. The waiting rate of tickets issued yesterday reached 80.5%. According to the railway department, the popular directions for passengers to buy tickets on February 2, 2020 are: Harbin, Shenyang, Zhengzhou to Beijing; Wuhan, Xi'an, Changsha to Shanghai; Nanning, Chengdu, Guiyang to Guangzhou. Some popular directions still have a small amount of excess tickets, while others have enough, which can be purchased in time. &Nbsp; the railway department reminds that please purchase tickets through www.12306.cn and "railway 12306" app, the only official website of the railway, to avoid the risk of ticket purchase through abnormal channels. The Railway Department reminded that at present, the application of e-ticket has been extended to most high-speed railway stations. If the ticket purchased by the passenger is an e-ticket and does not need to be exchanged for a paper ticket, please hold the ID card of ticket purchase to check the ticket. If reimbursement voucher is required, it can be printed at the ticket vending machine or ticket window at the station with the original valid ID card used during ticket purchase within 30 days before or after the train starts.