New Year holiday train tickets go on sale

Writer: Han Ximin  | Editor: Holly Wang  | From: Shenzhen Daily | Updated: 2019-12-05

Tickets for New Year holiday travel went on sale yesterday at www.12306.cn, the official website of China Railway Corp.

Tickets will go on sale for the Chinese New Year transport season Dec. 12.

The 40-day 2020 Spring Festival transport season will start Jan. 10. It includes a 15-day pre-festival period and a 25-day post-festival period.

The 2020 Chinese New Year holiday will fall between Jan. 24 and 30.

The Chinese New Year travel peak is expected to be from Jan. 22 to 23. Tickets for the travel peak will start being sold Dec. 24 and 25, nearly one month in advance.

Tickets will go on sale for the post-festival return travel peak Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

Travelers can reserve tickets through the website, the 12306 app or by calling 95105105, said sources from Guangzhou Railway Group Corp.