A guide to how to use a standby train ticket, and a note to help you travel worry-free
Train reservation means that when a passenger fails to purchase a ticket at the railway station or online, the system will automatically purchase tickets for the passenger in the order of ticket purchase, so as to avoid refunds and reservations.
Passengers can select their departure station, destination and departure date via 12306 or the mobile app, and check the status of their remaining tickets. If you find that you don't have any tickets left for the train or seat you want, you can choose to waitlist and the system will make you wait for a while and pay a backup fee. 3. After the passenger confirms that the passenger will be placed on hold, he or she shall pay the seat reservation fee and wait for the system to automatically purchase the ticket on hold for the passenger.
4) If the system successfully buys a backup ticket for the passenger, the passenger will receive a message indicating that the ticket has been purchased. If the system is unable to purchase tickets for passengers, passengers will also receive a reminder message. It is important to note that the waiting fee for booking a ticket is determined according to the order of waiting, and the success rate of waiting varies from train to train or seat to seat. Therefore, when choosing a waiting ticket, passengers must know the cost of waiting and the likelihood of success. In addition, passengers can also go to the station ticket window or ticket window to make a reservation, but an additional fee will be charged. In order to reduce unnecessary costs, passengers are advised to submit an application for agency sales when booking tickets online.
Overall, train reservations are a very convenient and fast way for passengers to better solve problems when tickets are in short supply.