Official mobile ticketing client produced by China Railway Corporation
2.60·1,248 reviews·1,000,000+ downloads
About Railway 12306
Railway 12306 is an auto & vehicles app developed by 中国铁道科学研究院集团有限公司.
How many times has Railway 12306 been downloaded?
Railway 12306 has been downloaded 1.1 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 33 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 auto & vehicles apps.
What is the rating of Railway 12306?
Railway 12306 is rated 2.60 out of 5 stars, based on 1.2 thousand ratings.
Is Railway 12306 free?
Railway 12306 is free to download. The APK download size is 119.79 MB. The latest version available is 5.9.6.1. The last update was on June 29, 2026.
What are the requirements for Railway 12306?
Railway 12306 requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play June 2023.
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Produced by China Railway, People's Railway is for the people, buy train tickets with Railway 12306!
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Update 2026: got verified by visiting a station last year, early in my trip. This year it has worked very well. Only once did I experience delayed release tickets during CNY and you can't get waitlist tickets on the English version of the app, so have to use Trip and pay their fees. Now wondering where I can download the Chinese version, so I can order food on the train. 2025: Can't verify, therefore useless!
★★★★★Andres Levitski· Jul 5, 2026
This app just got a major update. The previous version was basically unusable for foreigners. This new one is like a completely different app. No more constant bugs and connection interruptions. You no longer have to look by using actual station names: Beijing->Shanghai searches for all stations. The app now also searches for connecting itineraries. There are occasional hickups, but much less than previously.
★★★★☆N T· Jan 11, 2026
Managed to register and login via Gmail using English setting. But when u add a passenger, I'm not sure how u can verify the passenger's email? It's not clear. And u cannot resend the verification? It's also important to note that once u register, u cannot change your passport details. The chinese language version has more settings.
★☆☆☆☆The Optimistic Eccentric· Nov 8, 2025
You should improve your UI for all users, even foreigners. After a while, all account verification measures can just expire and come to naught every time we need to travel by rail in China. I feel there are also many other information or ways to secure rail tickets for a period of time, for example 1–5 years. Please do better. Can you imagine the panic passengers will feel if they have to make another trip to the service center before their trips in a short span of time?
★★☆☆☆嘻嘻(万恶的三维空间)· Aug 6, 2025
I cannot view the information of the ticket I have purchased.
★☆☆☆☆ACE WEI· Apr 21, 2026
I didn't register before, but told me my email have been register, I want to reset but the app keep failed operation
★★☆☆☆Richard Janecki· Jan 20, 2026
Unable to book for both myself and my spouse. I'm a US citizen. When I try to add my wife, a Chinese citizen, as a passenger I cannot because I have to select a country for her ID and China is NOT listed! So, I cannot use this version of the app most of the time. Such an easy fix and it's not being done!
★☆☆☆☆Ericia Yeow· Dec 11, 2025
Did not work since no mails sent to verify account even after register using passport. I hope this is not a scam site....
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