More than 14 million tickets were sold on the 26th day of ticket sales of Spring Festival railway

On January 6, 2020, the ticket sales of Spring Festival railway entered the 26th day. The railway department began to sell tickets on February 4, 2020 (January 11). On that day, a total of 14.654 million tickets were sold by the national railway, including 12.678 million tickets sold by railway 12306 network, 7 thousand tickets sold by telephone, and 86.5% of the total tickets sold by railway 12306 network.

Among the tickets sold by railway 12306 network, 1675000 tickets were sold by the website, accounting for 13.2% of the tickets sold by the network; 11.03 million tickets were sold by mobile clients, accounting for 86.8% of the tickets sold by the network. There were 248000 waiting orders and 307000 tickets. The waiting rate of tickets issued yesterday reached 77.3%.

According to the railway department, the popular directions for passengers to buy tickets on February 4, 2020 are: Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang to Beijing; Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an to Shanghai; Wuhan, Nanning, Chengdu to Guangzhou. Some popular directions still have more than one ticket, while others have enough, which can be purchased in time.

The Railway Department reminded 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.