Railway 12306 waitlist ticket purchase function helps you "pick up missed tickets" Each passenger can submit 6 waiting orders to be redeemed, and up to 9 passengers can be added to each order. Temporarily added passenger train seats will be allocated first to passengers who have submitted waiting orders.

Prepayment is required for waitlisted tickets, which is calculated based on the maximum amount of tickets in different combinations of orders (sleeper berth is calculated as the lower berth fare) If the seat cannot meet your needs, the redemption will be automatically terminated at the redemption deadline.