[Beijing Winter Olympics] How to book train tickets for the Winter Olympics?
How can foreigners buy?
[Explanation] The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is about to open. At that time, a large number of event registrants and ticket holders will take the Winter Olympics train to and from the venues in the Beijing competition area and Zhangjiakou competition area.
For them, how to book train tickets for the Winter Olympics?
Is it convenient for foreign passengers to buy tickets?
On January 19, a reporter from China News Agency walked into 12306 of the Academy of Iron Sciences to find out.
[Explanation] It is reported that the Winter Olympics train will run from January 21 to March 16. In order to facilitate registrants to quickly book tickets, the Academy of Railway Sciences has upgraded the 12306 system and opened up a special area for the Winter Olympics.
[Same period] Zhang Zhiqiang, deputy general manager of the 12306 Passenger Transport and Electronic Payment Division of the Electronics Institute of the Academy of Railway Sciences
For registrants who are related to the services of the Winter Olympics, including media reporters, including service personnel, including our volunteers, we can click in, and after certification, we can choose the stations related to the Winter Olympics according to our needs. For example, to Prince City.
Reserve the appropriate seat according to our authority.
On this interface, our booking information can be displayed, and at the same time, we can click to scan the code to get on the bus, and a QR code for riding is displayed. We can take the QR code to enter the station directly.
[Explanation] Ticket holders can also book tickets here. Before booking, the audience needs to bind the Winter Olympics ticket number, event number, viewer information, etc.
[Same period] Zhang Zhiqiang, deputy general manager of the 12306 Passenger Transport and Electronic Payment Division of the Electronics Institute of the Academy of Railway Sciences
After the binding is successful, he can see the information of the event, and at the same time, according to the event information, he can book his ticket according to his needs.
Tickets bought in the Winter Olympics area, one is for registrants and the other is for our ticket-holders, all of which are free of charge and do not need to be paid.
[Explanation] At the same time, according to the characteristics of international passengers, the Academy of Railway Sciences has also developed the English version of the 12306 website, mobile client and self-service ticket machine interface.
Among them, the English version of the self-service ticket vending machine interface is similar to the Chinese version, and supports functions such as ticket sales, refund and change, printing of ticket purchase information sheets and reimbursement vouchers.
[Same period] Zhang Xi, ticketing technical engineer of the Electronic Institute of the Academy of Railway Sciences
The operation process is to maintain the operation process of our existing Chinese version, and then convert some special text prompts into English on the interface, and then include some English voice prompts for foreign personnel to operate conveniently. .
[Explanation] According to reports, the self-service ticket vending machine on the Winter Olympics line has also added a travel document card reader, and foreign tourists, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan passengers can use passports, passes and other documents to buy tickets directly from the self-service ticket vending machine.
[Same period] Zhang Xi, ticketing technical engineer of the Electronic Institute of the Academy of Railway Sciences
At the same time, some foreign tourists may come to China for the first time during the Winter Olympics, and some bank cards may not be recognized by our country, so we have also added a foreign card payment function, which can support a series of international cards such as VISA and JCB. Credit and bank cards.
Reporter Liu Chao reports from Beijing
Responsible editor: [Liu Pai]