CCTV News: According to the "China Railway" WeChat public account, starting from December 12, the Railway 12306 mobile client has opened a student reservation and ticket purchase service area, and at the same time optimized and adjusted the student discount ticket sales and inspection rules, and meets the conditions. Passengers and friends can make reservations in the special area to purchase round-trip tickets during the Spring Festival travel period, which will make it more convenient for student passengers to travel during the Spring Festival travel period.

The railway department adheres to the people-centered development idea, implements measures to facilitate and benefit the people, and scientifically analyzes travel patterns and optimizes the railway 12306 system on the basis of summarizing the experience of booking tickets for students during the Spring Festival in 2024. Function, the special area service for student reservation and ticket purchase will continue to be launched during the Spring Festival in 2025. From December 12, 2024 to February 12, 2025, eligible student passengers (whose home place of residence is not in the same city as their school location, who have passed the student discount qualification verification and have remaining discount times) can go to the Railway 12306 mobile client "Special Service for Student Appointment and Ticket Purchase" Zone, Appointment Purchase 2024 For train tickets from December 28, 2025 to February 28, 2025, the same account can submit up to 3 orders at the same time. Each order can add 5 "train + seat" combinations of 1 travel date, optional Seats are hard seats, hard sleepers, and second-class seats applicable to student discount tickets, and can be reserved for up to 9 student passengers including myself.

Eligible student passengers (same as before) can submit reservation and purchase requirements more than 17 days (inclusive) before driving, and can reserve tickets for February 28, 2025 at the latest; 17 days before driving Submit your ticket purchase request on the 12306 mobile client before 23:00, and check the redemption results 16 days before driving. After the redemption is successful, you must pay the ticket before 23:00 on the same day; if the payment is overdue, the order will be automatically canceled.

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of student passengers reuniting with their parents and families in different places. In order to better meet the diverse travel needs of student passengers, the railway department has implemented plans for the 2025 winter vacation (January 1 to March 31). The student discount ticket sales and inspection rules will be optimized and adjusted. Eligible student passengers (same as above) can flexibly set the student ticket discount range in the Railway 12306 system according to the actual place where they will reunite with their families, and purchase the corresponding student discount tickets. During the ride, the staff will only verify the student discount in the Railway 12306 system Whether the school location in the qualification information is consistent with the school location in the student ID card.

The railway department will continue to optimize the functions of the railway 12306 system and strive to provide passengers with more convenient and efficient ticket purchasing services. At the same time, we would like to remind all passengers that the Railway 12306 website (including mobile client) is the only official online train ticket sales platform of China Railway and has never authorized any third-party platform to sell train tickets. Passengers who purchase tickets through third-party platforms will not only encounter "traps" such as surcharges and bundled sales services, but may also be at risk of leaking personal privacy information. Passengers please be sure to purchase tickets through official railway channels, look for the 12306 official website and the "Railway 12306" official APP, and confirm that the payee of the ticket is "China Railway Network Co., Ltd." to avoid subsequent refunds and changes. Unable to receive refund due items.