The Spring Festival is in full swing, and everyone is anxious on the way home. Train tickets, the item that takes center stage every year, are no exception this year. The sale is instantaneous, and the cat behind the ticket-grabbing software makes many people suspicious. Railway 12306 also responded, let's go after all.
In the context of the Spring Festival, train tickets have become "fragrant and sweet". Many netizens have said that some popular cars were sold out as soon as they went on sale, and they didn't even have a "mobile phone meeting". In these ticket-grabbing wars, some ticket-grabbing software shows "there are tickets", which makes people wonder: is this "real" or "fake"?
In response to the concerns of the public,Yang Lipeng, technical director of the 12306 Science and Technology Innovation Center, gave a clear answer: "The remaining ticket information displayed by the ticket-grabbing software is crawled from the 12306 platform, not the real remaining ticket data. It turned out that those trains that displayed "with tickets" on the ticket-grabbing software were actually displayed as "no tickets" on the 12306 platform.
So, why is this happening? Yang Lipeng explained: "Due to the prominent contradiction between supply and demand of tickets during the Spring Festival, passengers gather in the first line, resulting in a very tight ticket. The ticket-grabbing software obtains more ticket resources through some special means, such as **, rush purchase, ticket hoarding, etc. ”
These ticket-grabbing software often fraudulently use other people's identity information to register a large number of 12306 user accounts, or let passengers set up multiple combinations of sending to and arriving at stations, and use the "buy long and short" method of spending more money and buying tickets for several stations in front of the actual arrival station, as well as the "buy short and long train" method of buying short-distance tickets first and not getting off the train in violation of regulations.
Although the existence of ticket-grabbing software solves the problem of difficulty in purchasing tickets for some passengers to a certain extent, it also brings a lot of impact to the normal ticket-buying order. Some ticket-grabbing software also launches "acceleration packages" with varying costs such as fast, lightspeed, and VIP, informing passengers that purchasing the "acceleration package" service can improve the success rate of ticket grabbing.
According to Yang Lipeng, "Regardless of whether you buy the 'acceleration package' or not, the success time of ticket purchase is the same." That is, these so-called "acceleration packages" do not have a substantial effect.
So, for passengers who want to go home smoothly, how can they improve the success rate of ticket purchase? Yang Lipeng gave several suggestions: "First of all, it is recommended that passengers prepare for ticket purchase in advance, pay attention to the ticket information on the 12306 official website and mobile client as soon as possible, and avoid the tension caused by temporary ticket grabbing."
Secondly, it is recommended that passengers use a variety of ways to purchase tickets, such as ** ticket purchase, window ticket purchase, etc., to increase the success rate of ticket purchase. In addition, passengers can also try to use the 'waitlist ticket' function, and the system will automatically place an order for passengers once there is a refund or remaining tickets. ”
Of course, in addition to the advice of 12306, we have some tips to share with the majority of travelers. For example, you can use some ticket-grabbing plugins or tools to assist in ticket purchase. However, it should be noted that the use of these tools must be carried out under the premise of legal compliance!
It is recommended that you try to choose official channels when buying tickets to avoid fraud because some criminals take advantage of the difficulty of buying tickets.
We would also like to remind everyone to pay attention to travel safety. During the Spring Festival, everyone must take protective measures and pay attention to personal safety and health. If you encounter difficulties or problems during the journey, you can ask the staff for help or call the relevant service in time**.
Although it is difficult to buy tickets for the Spring Festival, as long as we master the correct methods and skills, I believe that everyone can buy tickets home smoothly. I hope everyone who is out and about can go home safely and reunite with their families!
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