High-speed rail ticket standby, meaning that when purchasing tickets through the 12306 website and APP, if there is no ticket for the required number of cars and seats, you can voluntarily submit an advance payment according to the date, number of cars, seats, and the demand for tickets, the ticketing system will automatically queue up the standby, and when there is a refund of tickets for the corresponding number of cars and seats, the system will automatically cash in the ticket and notify the purchaser of the outcome of the purchase of the ticket service.

No boarding.

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On May 22, 2019, the 12306 website, on the basis of the previous pilot, will be the railroad waiting for the purchase of tickets service to expand to all passenger trains. According to reports, the standby ticketing function does not charge extra fees, and the speed and success rate of ticket snatching is better than that of ticket snatching software.Each user can submit one standby order, choose two adjacent dates of travel, select two trips for each date, and book tickets for three passengers for each trip.

"Waiting to buy tickets", is not in the first time to buy tickets for passengers can submit a waiting order to queue up to book the first time the system appeared in the refund or change the ticket. Both computer and cell phone clients can be operated.

After selecting a standby seat, the system will inform travelers of their current queuing position with green, yellow and red color tips, green for less, yellow for medium and red for more.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Standby Ticketing