Seat selection available for China bullet train passengers

Speakers: Li Ningjing and Sam Duckett

Passengers now are able to select seats via mobile application. [Photo: from VCG]

Starting from October 12th, passengers are able to select seats when buying bullet train tickets online.

When entering the ticket purchase page on 12306.cn or the mobile phone application, passengers can choose seats before submitting payment. If the available seats do not meet customers' preferences, the system will automatically choose a seat instead.

The railway department launched a pilot trial service to allow passengers to choose their seats on the bullet train in the round-island high-speed rail in South China's Hainan province in December of 2016.

Passengers can log on to 12306.cn, the national railway official website, for further information.

The audio clip is from Studio+, produced by CRI.