1. User registration
To buy tickets online, first log in the train ticket and book tickets in official website. Tickets above 12306 can be inquired for online ticket purchase, but you must register with the user before purchasing tickets. Fill in the user name, password, voice query password, name, ID type, ID number, telephone number, email address and other basic information. Follow the prompts on the page one by one. After submitting the information form, the system will prompt the citizens to log in to the mailbox to complete the registration activation of 12306.
Start booking tickets
After activation, you can log in to official website 12306 to purchase tickets. When logging in to this website, you can directly enter your user name and password, and enter "My 12306". The reservation information immediately appears on the page. After booking train tickets online in official website, citizens can start to choose options such as departure station, final arrival station and departure date. After the inquiry is completed, click on the ticket you want to buy, and then the system will ask the citizens to enter their names, ID numbers, telephone numbers and other information again. Official website's documents for booking tickets include ID cards, Hong Kong and Macao residents' passes to and from the mainland, mainland travel permit for taiwan residents and passports. After the above steps are completed, you will be prompted to confirm the order. After the order is confirmed, the booking page prompts that you need to pay online within 45 minutes, otherwise it will be regarded as automatic abandonment. Finally, select the corresponding online banking or UnionPay to complete the payment online.
3. The reservation is completed.
After the successful purchase of the railway e-ticket, the railway department will send relevant prompt information to the ticket purchaser by email or SMS. Some cities can use the second-generation ID card to enter the station directly, and some cities need to go to the ticket collection window to collect tickets.