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china news service, september 23 (li xiaoxuan) in recent days, it is the peak period for round-trip train ticket purchases during the national day holiday. some netizens posted on social media that many direct train tickets for popular routes are out of stock. in the process of purchasing transfer tickets, they found that some routes on the railway 12306 platform have launched a plan for changing seats in the train.

how is the in-car seat change solution different from the previous transfer options? how much does it cost?

on the afternoon of the 23rd, china news service consulted the 12306 platform as a consumer. the customer service said that the in-car seat change function was recently launched. specifically, the in-car seat change is a type of transfer ticket, which is sold in sections. previously, consumers had to check the section by section. now, the 12306 system can prioritize the route of this train and give prompts. users can buy tickets for the same train in sections and change seats directly on the train at the transfer station. "in fact, it is equivalent to buying two trips, but the two trips are on the same car, and there is no need to transfer." the customer service said.

the above customer service said that in terms of price, it will be more expensive than a direct ticket, "because it is sold in sections, and the total price of each section is generally higher than the price of buying the full journey directly."

another customer service representative of the 12306 platform also said that changing seats in the car is a function provided for users who failed to grab direct tickets. even if there is a discount, the total price of the separate tickets is more expensive than the direct ticket.

a search by china business network found that not every train has the function of changing seats within the train, and the price of changing seats within the train is indeed more expensive than the direct ticket price.

taking the g101 high-speed train from beijing south to shanghai hongqiao station, which departed at 6:10 on september 30, as an example, the direct second-class ticket price is 626 yuan. if you choose to transfer and change seats on the train at nanjing south, the price of the second-class seat is 504 yuan (beijing south to nanjing south) + 153 yuan (nanjing south to shanghai hongqiao), a total of 657 yuan, a difference of 31 yuan; the prices of first-class seats are 1035 yuan (direct) and 1086 yuan (change seats on the train), a difference of 51 yuan; the prices of business class seats are 2318 yuan (direct) and 2432 yuan (transfer on the train), a difference of 114 yuan.

comparison of direct and in-car seat transfer fares source: screenshot of 12306 platform

according to a previous report by the morning news 021 video, a 12306 customer service representative said that the price of in-car seat change tickets will differ from the direct ticket price due to different discount levels. some are more expensive than direct tickets, while others are cheaper.