China’s railway authority started on Wednesday to sell train tickets for the Chinese New Year’s Eve that falls on February 15th this year.
Passengers are able to buy train tickets online or by phone 30 days in advance of their travel. They can book their tickets on Jan 17 for train tickets of the Chinese New Year’s Eve, which falls on Feb 15 this year. Passengers can book their tickets on Jan 23 for train tickets of the sixth day of the first lunar month, the date when the Chinese people are scheduled to get back to work after the week-long holiday.
To ease the ticket buying process, China's railway customer service center - 12306.cn - added WeChat Wallet as a payment method on Nov 23.
