The Labor Day holiday (May 1 to 5) is approaching. If you have travel plans, don't forget to prepare for ticket purchases in advance. Under the current 15-day advance ticket sales policy for trains, tickets for May 1 will be available this Thursday (April 17). Save this detailed calendar to keep track of the key dates for purchasing train tickets for the Labor Day holiday ↓

Tips

Pre-fill information for faster ticket purchases: On the page for the ticket's release date, click "Pre-fill ticket information" (购票信息预填) to pre-select passengers, train services, and seat types. Orders can be swiftly submitted once ticket sales begin. 

Waitlist ticket booking: On the Railway 12306 App's ticket purchase interface, click "Add to waitlist" (候补) and add desired train numbers and seat types based on travel needs. Each user can hold up to six pending orders simultaneously, with each order allowing a maximum of three departure dates and a total of 60 train numbers. Every order covers up to nine passengers, and the deadline for fulfillment of each order is no later than 20 minutes before the departure of the corresponding train.

For ticket purchases, please use the official Railway 12306 App. For any issue during the booking process, call the customer service hotline of China Railway (12306) for assistance. 

(Source: CCTV News)