China-Singapore Jingwei Client, January 13th (Xiong Jiali) 2021 New Year's Eve train tickets are on sale today (13th)!
Are you going home for the New Year?
This year’s Spring Festival is a little different, and the following points should be noted.
"Harmony" data map.
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Note 1: Keep in mind the round-trip ticket sales date
According to the holiday arrangement, the Spring Festival holiday in 2021 will be from February 11 (New Year's Eve) to 17 (the sixth day).
According to the regulations on the sale of train tickets 30 days in advance through the Internet and telephone bookings, from today, passengers can purchase train tickets for February 11 (New Year's Eve) through the Internet and telephone.
For the return journey, the train tickets for February 16, 2021 (the fifth day of the first month) will go on sale on January 18; the train tickets for February 17 (the sixth day of the first month) will go on sale on January 19; in addition, the Lantern Festival Train tickets for the festival (February 26) will go on sale on January 28.
Note 2: Many railway stations in Hebei stop selling tickets to Beijing
The official website of Railway 12306 reminds that at all stations in Hebei Province where trains entering Beijing stop, passengers entering Beijing must provide a nucleic acid negative test certificate within 72 hours when entering the station.
Starting from 0:00 on January 9th, passengers who have purchased valid tickets from stations in Hebei Province to stations in Beijing before 24:00 on January 8 will not be charged a refund fee.
12306 website tips.
Source: 12306 website screenshot
In accordance with the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism and the relevant requirements of local governments for epidemic prevention and control, the railway department has adopted measures to restrict ticket purchases in certain sections. Passengers can learn about the permitted ticket purchase sections through the "Check Tickets" function on the 12306 official website.
According to 12306 voice customer service, starting from 0:00 on January 9, Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail, Beijing-Kowloon, Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail, Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail, Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail, and Beijing-Yuan line stations in Hebei province will not sell tickets to stations in Beijing.
Stations in Shijiazhuang and Xingtai have suspended the sale of tickets to stations across the country.
Note 3: Some popular routes are not as tight as in previous years
According to the practice of previous years, it has entered the peak period of ticket grabbing during the Spring Festival. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, many places have proposed to celebrate the festival on the spot.
In addition, some regions have also made it clear that those returning from low-risk areas during the Spring Festival holiday must hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate.
In this context, the intensity of ticket purchases during the Spring Festival this year has significantly eased compared with previous years.
On the 12th, the Sino-Singapore Jingwei client inquired about the train tickets on February 10 (the 29th of the twelfth lunar month) and found that there were sufficient tickets for many lines that day.
Among them, among the 9 train trips from Beijing to Chongqing, except for the Z49 ticket, the remaining 8 train trips have surplus tickets; of the 7 train trips from Beijing to Guangzhou, Z35, G67, and G69 also have surplus tickets; Beijing Among the 9 trains to Guiyang, 7 trains including K507, Z149, and G401 all have surplus tickets.
On February 10, the remaining number of tickets for each train from Beijing to Chongqing.
Source: 12306 website screenshot
Of course, there are some routes that are tighter.
For example, of the 25 trains from Beijing to Changsha, only four trains K635, G503, G505, and Z1 have remaining tickets, and the rest are in the "standby" status; of the 97 trains from Beijing to Jinan, only K285, G331, and G21 , G333, G341, G337, K411 7 trains still have tickets left, and the remaining 91 trains are all sold out.
Note 4: Don’t panic if you don’t have a ticket, you can also "picking up"
Passengers who have not bought train tickets can use the "Alternative Ticket Service" function on the 12306 website and App. A passenger can reserve 4 tickets on two adjacent dates for alternate ticket purchase.
In addition, if you try to buy tickets at the following time nodes, you are also expected to succeed in "leakage detection": 30 minutes after the ticket is sold, if any passenger fails to pay in time, the ticket will be returned to the system for sale; 15 days before the drive is the peak refund period; before the drive For 48 hours and 24 hours, the system will release part of the remaining tickets; generally 22:00 to 23:00 is the peak time for refunds; each stop has a certain percentage of the allocated ticket amount, if there are unsold tickets, the remaining tickets will be sold again the day before driving .
I would like to remind everyone that buying tickets on the official website of 12306 is the most secure option. Do not trust third-party ticket-grabbing software to avoid being deceived.
Note 5: The online starting time of different stations is inconsistent
According to the trend of train ticket booking by Qunar, the first peak of the outbound journey during the Spring Festival travel season in 2021 will occur on February 1, and the number of travelers will be relatively small during the period from February 2 to 4.
Judging from the departure time of the passengers' reservations, Go Where found that 8 to 9 in the morning is the most concentrated time period for all-day trips, followed by 9 to 10 o'clock.
And 3 to 6 in the morning is the lowest period of the day trip volume.
It is worth noting that this year the railway 12306 website ticket service time has been extended, from 6:00 to 23:30 daily, and advanced to 5:00 to 23:30 daily.
In addition, the online starting time of train tickets for different railway stations is different.
Take Beijing as an example: sales start at 8 am at Beijing West Railway Station, at 10 am at Beijing Railway Station, at 12 noon at Beijing North Railway Station, at 12:30 at Beijing South Railway Station, and at 4 pm at Qinghe Station.
So everyone remember to book an alarm clock in advance according to the train station you are leaving to avoid missing the ticket purchase time.
Railway station data map.
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Note 6: Many places require returnees to hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate
Due to the emergence of new cases in many places in China, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hebei and other places have proposed to celebrate the festival on the spot.
It is also clear in many places that those who return home during the Spring Festival holiday must hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate.
The Inspection Office of Xiuwu County Party Committee of Jiaozuo City, Henan Province stated on January 8 that we recommend that you do not return to your hometown if it is not necessary. If you really need to return to your hometown, you must bring a nucleic acid test certificate within 7 days and report to your village and community 2 days in advance. Wear a mask all the way back home.
The Wuhan New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters issued a notice on January 10, starting from today, all personnel returning to Han for the Spring Festival in low-risk areas across the country must hold a certificate of negative nucleic acid test within 7 days, have a normal body temperature and hold a green code and communication itinerary card , Can pass.
The Jilin Municipal Health Commission issued an announcement on the 11th that all those who return to the village from other provinces must have a certificate of negative nucleic acid test within 3 days or be able to show a health pass code that contains negative nucleic acid test information within 3 days, and have normal body temperature and personal protection You can pass freely under the circumstances; if there is no nucleic acid test report, the "test on arrival" will be implemented, and the test result is negative, the body temperature is normal, and the personal protection can be carried out freely and orderly.
Note 7: Do a good job of protection and healthy travel
Recently, Liu Kezhi, Director of the Market Management Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, reminded the general public that during the Spring Festival, it is necessary to arrange reasonable itineraries to reduce unnecessary trips, not to arrange outbound tourism unless necessary, and not to travel to domestic high-risk areas.
The first is to strengthen protection and travel in a healthy manner; the second is to avoid getting together and traveling on peaks; the third is to strengthen prevention and travel safely; the fourth is to observe order and travel in a civilized manner.
Zhu Wenzhong, deputy director of the Passenger Transport Department of China Railway Group, also expressed the hope that passengers will actively cooperate and support the railway department, strengthen personal health protection, implement various prevention and control measures, and jointly create a safe and healthy travel environment.
One is to cooperate with stations to do a good job of temperature measurement when entering and leaving the station; for those with fever symptoms, consciously accept the investigation by the local prevention and control department.
The second is to wear a mask during the whole journey when entering the station and on the bus, coughing and sneezing should be covered.
The third is to keep a safe distance while waiting at the station to minimize crowds.
During the ride, check the number of seats to reduce the movement of the car.
The fourth is to maintain the environmental sanitation of the station cars, do not spit, do not litter, cultivate a healthy and civilized lifestyle, and improve health awareness.
Finally, passengers are also requested to pay attention to the changes in the destination epidemic situation and epidemic prevention and control policies and measures, as well as the travel reminders of the transportation department, and make travel arrangements in earnest.
(Zhongxin Jingwei APP)
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