China News Service, Guangzhou, December 23 (Reporter Guo Jun) The reporter learned from the Guangzhou Railway Group on the 23rd that starting from December 24, train tickets for the first day of the 2023 Spring Festival Transport will officially go on sale.
The 2023 Spring Festival Transport will last for 40 days from January 7, 2023 to February 15, 2023.
According to the 15-day pre-sale period of railway tickets, starting from December 24, the railway department will officially start the sales of Spring Festival travel tickets. Train tickets for January 7 (the first day of the Spring Festival travel season).
By analogy, the tickets for the traditional peak travel periods of December 28 (January 19), December 29 (January 20), and New Year’s Eve (January 21) are available on January 5, 6, 2023, respectively. It goes on sale on the 7th.
It should be noted that the starting time of online ticket sales at different railway stations is different. Passengers can click on the "starting time" under the "Travel Guide" column of the 12306 APP or website according to their own itinerary, select the station and date to inquire, and do it in advance. Ready to buy tickets.
Passengers checking tickets at Guangzhou South Railway Station.
Data map courtesy of Guangzhou Railway Group
At present, the railway department has fully implemented the "standby ticket purchase". Passengers who do not buy tickets immediately can purchase tickets through the 12306 APP or the standby ticket purchase function of the website. The railway department will also analyze the passenger flow in a timely manner based on the big data of standby ticket purchases. In order to meet the travel needs of passengers to the greatest extent, we will accurately increase the number of passenger trains in popular directions.
It is worth noting that starting from January 1, 2023, new regulations will be implemented for children's tickets, children's discount tickets and children's free rides, the preferential standards will be divided by age, and the real-name system will be implemented for child passengers.
Children traveling with adults, who are over 6 years old and under 14 years old, should buy children's discount tickets; those over 14 years old should buy full-price tickets.
Every adult passenger holding a ticket can take one child under the age of 6 who does not occupy a seat alone on the bus for free.
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