The train station is open 24 hours a day.

All the cities above the third tier in China basically operate around the clock, but there are fewer ticket purchase windows after 11 o'clock.

The railway department provides the following ways to purchase tickets:

(1) The railway ticket window refers to the railway station ticket office and the railway ticket sales office.

(2) Automatic ticket vending machines installed at railway stations or designated places.

(3) 1236.cn website and mobile phone client.

(4) Telephone booking. In areas where telephone booking service has been opened, passengers can book tickets by telephone first, and then pay and collect tickets at the designated place at the specified time.

(5) On the line where China Railway Yintong Card and guangzhou-shenzhen railway Peony Credit Card (collectively called Railway Passenger Card) are opened, passengers can purchase cards at the card sales outlets, and then enter the station and take the bus with their cards.

extended information

according to the nature of operation, railway stations are divided into four types: passenger stations, freight stations, marshalling stations for marshalling and passenger and freight stations with both passenger and freight functions. The station size appraisal standard is defined according to the number of vehicles arriving and departing lines; The largest railway station in China now belongs to track 34, platform 18 of Xi 'an North Railway Station. It is not defined by the size of the passenger station building and the station building or the number of people flowing. The size of a railway station is judged by the number of trains it can accommodate.

according to the nature of train operation, it can be divided into five types: marshalling station, section station, intermediate station, crossing station and yield station. In addition, there are specialized stations serving industrial and mining enterprises. The function of the passenger station is mainly engaged in passenger transport business and bus driving and servicing operations. According to the needs, several arrival and departure lines and platforms, as well as passenger station buildings are set up. In the large bus station, there is also a preparation yard for repairing and cleaning trains.

the function of freight station is mainly engaged in freight business, including cargo transportation, loading and unloading operations and the arrival and departure of freight trains. According to the needs, a number of arrival and departure lines, marshalling lines, cargo yards, warehouses and other facilities are set up.

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