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the national day holiday is approaching, and train tickets for the first day of the holiday have gone on sale. train tickets to many popular destinations have sold out quickly, which shows the popularity of travel during this "national day" period.

according to the 15-day pre-sale period for train tickets, on september 23, passengers can purchase train tickets for october 7 (the last day of the holiday) through the railway 12306 website or mobile client.

taking hangzhou as an example, train tickets from hangzhou to other cities start selling at 10:30 at hangzhou station, hangzhou east station, hangzhou west station, hangzhou south station, fuyang station, fuyang west, tonglu station, tonglu east station, jiande station, and qiandao lake station.

screenshot of railway 12306 app

the start time of ticket sales at various train stations in shanghai is different from that in hangzhou.the new ticket sales at shanghai hongqiao station will start at 13:30, while the new ticket sales at shanghai station, shanghai south station and shanghai west station will start at 14:30.

during the national day holiday, if you are returning to hangzhou from other cities, remember to pay attention to the local time when train tickets start being pre-sold to avoid delays in your trip.

this year, railway transportation during the national day holiday will last for 10 days, from september 29 to october 8, and it is estimated that 175 million passengers will be transported across the country.

according to railway big data analysis, october 1 will be the peak day for passenger flow, which is expected to exceed 21 million. during this year's national day, the flow of tourists, family visits and students will overlap, and the railway passenger flow is expected to remain high, showing the characteristics of "more long-distance at the beginning and end, and more short-distance in the middle", and the passenger flow is highly concentrated in some time periods and sections.

during the national day holiday,popular departure cities include beijing, shanghai, guangzhou, chengdu, shenzhen, hangzhou, wuhan, xi'an, nanjing and chongqing; popular arrival cities include beijing, chengdu, guangzhou, wuhan, shanghai, hangzhou, xi'an, nanjing, zhengzhou and changsha.

screenshot of railway 12306 app

at about 10:45 this morning, a reporter from chao news checked the 12306 app and saw thattrain tickets from nanjing to hangzhou during the day on october 7 are basically sold out., only some trains before 7:30 in the morning and after 9:30 in the evening have some remaining tickets.

last day of holidaythe train tickets from nanchang to hangzhou are also in great demand.on october 7, only the g4374 train from nanchang east to hangzhou west at 8:25 a.m. had remaining tickets, and trains after 10:25 p.m. had remaining tickets. all train tickets during the daytime were sold out.

train tickets from hangzhou to other cities are also selling well.some popular routes were sold out in seconds.as of 11 a.m., most train tickets from hangzhou to changsha, huangshan and other places for the last day of the holiday have been sold out, with only a few tickets remaining on some trains.

it should be noted that some passengers who failed to get train tickets decided to "buy a short train and ride a long train", that is, they did not get off the train at the station indicated on the ticket and continued to ride to their destination. the railway department reminded that "buying a short train and riding a long train" is not advisable, as it will affect the normal transportation order of the train, cause overcrowding, and even endanger the safety of the train in serious cases.

what if you don’t get a return train ticket? the railway department can understand passengers’ travel needs in real time through standby ticket purchase applications and increase transportation capacity reasonably.if you haven't grabbed a ticket during the national day holiday,you can refresh the 12306 website in time to learn about the new train information so that you can buy tickets as soon as possible. in addition, passengers who fail to grab direct train tickets can try to transfer.

chao news reporter chen wei

editor-in-charge: dong xiaole