As colleges and universities enter the first school season, the railway will usher in a peak of student and passenger travel. Today, the reporter learned from the China Railway Group Passenger Transport Center that Railway 12306 has added a service function for 2026 freshmen to reserve and purchase tickets. The Railway 12306 mobile client added a reservation function for new students from August 1 to 30. After completing real-name registration and passing identity verification on the Railway 12306 mobile client, 2026 new passengers can use the “Student Qualification Verification” section of the Railway 12306 mobile client to fill in information such as name, school and family location, academic stage, expected year of graduation, etc., and then enter the “Student Reservation and Ticketing Service” section of the “Student Reservation and Purchase Service” section of the “Student Reservation and Purchase Service” section. The maximum number of one-way tickets from the 20th to the 17th day before driving is August 17 to September 14. For 3 travelers, including myself, they can submit up to 3 orders at the same time. Each order can submit up to 5 different “number of trains+seat categories” combinations for 1 boarding date. The optional seat categories are hard seat and hard bed on regular passenger trains, second-class seats, first-class EMU seats, and EMU sleeper seats applicable to student discount tickets. The new students themselves can enjoy discounted student fares according to regulations. Once the reservation is submitted, the relevant information cannot be changed, but tickets can be cancelled at any time before they are redeemed.

As colleges and universities enter the first school season, the railway will usher in a peak of student and passenger travel. Today, the reporter learned from the China Railway Group Passenger Transport Center that Railway 12306 has added a service function for 2026 freshmen to reserve and purchase tickets. The Railway 12306 mobile client added a reservation function for new students from August 1 to 30. After completing real-name registration and passing identity verification on the Railway 12306 mobile client, 2026 new passengers can use the “Student Qualification Verification” section of the Railway 12306 mobile client to fill in information such as name, school and family location, academic stage, expected year of graduation, etc., and then enter the “Student Reservation and Ticketing Service” section of the “Student Reservation and Purchase Service” section of the “Student Reservation and Purchase Service” section. The maximum number of one-way tickets from the 20th to the 17th day before driving is August 17 to September 14. For 3 travelers, including myself, they can submit up to 3 orders at the same time. Each order can submit up to 5 different “number of trains+seat categories” combinations for 1 boarding date. The optional seat categories are hard seat and hard bed on regular passenger trains, second-class seats, first-class EMU seats, and EMU sleeper seats applicable to student discount tickets. The new students themselves can enjoy discounted student fares according to regulations. Once the reservation is submitted, the relevant information cannot be changed, but tickets can be cancelled at any time before they are redeemed.