On 18 december, train tickets for the 2026 new year holiday were officially opened for sale. In accordance with the railway pre-sale rule of 12306, tickets are pre-saled for 15 days (including the day of purchase), and passengers can obtain tickets through the 12306 network, app, telephone and station windows, to take advantage of the timing of the purchase of tickets on january 1st and subsequent holidays。
New year's holiday in 2026 lasted from 1 to 3 january, for a total of three days, and on 4 january it went to work normally. The journalists learned from the lanzhou station that, in the light of the pattern of past passenger traffic and the trend of this year's travel, the road travel at the lanzhou station is estimated to be in three main categories: first, short-distance family visits and peripheries, with the highest heat levels in cities such as tian shui, junanan, wuwei, garang guan, tourist cities such as dong shun and zhang zhang zhang zhang zhang, which are also at a low peak due to winter features; second, the inter-district main line, with a strong demand for cities such as chengdu, xiang, xinchuan and xining, with a high level of interest in the lanzhou to chengdu motor vehicles and speed trains; and third, long-distance trips, with the same annual ticket to travel in the cities such as beijing, shanghai and guangzhou, the railway sector is expected to increase its capacity by taking a number of measures in line vehicles。
In order to improve the success rate of ticket purchases, the railway sector has come to the point that passengers are required to check in advance for a specific start-up time at lanzhou station at 12306, submit orders at the start of the sale by recording advance information on the occupants through the “prefilling” function; use the reserve ticket function immediately if the cardiac car is sold out, with a maximum of six outstanding orders per user, with the opening of the “acceptance of new vehicles” option resulting in a significant increase in the delivery rate (an average of 70 per cent); one to two days before the departure of the car, passengers can pay attention to the “leaking” opportunities, while paying attention to incoming notices issued by 12306。
In addition, the highway was not free of charge during new year's holiday, with railway travel becoming the preferred option, and it is expected that the peak in passenger flows will occur on 31 december (the day before the holiday) and on 3 january 2026 (return day), with return tickets to be sold on 3 january 20 december 2026 and passengers with return plans to plan ahead。
