From December 1, 2014, passengers will be allowed to book train tickets online and via telephone 60 days ahead of their departures, in a new policy to help handle the traffic peak.

China Railways Corporation announced on its offical website 12306.cn, the pre-sale period for train tickets would be extended from 20 days to 30 days on December 1, 2014. 6 more pre-sale days would be extended every day from December 2-6, 2014. The 60 days pre-sale period would be kept from December 6, 2014.

The adjustment is applied to both online and telephone ticket reservations. However, the pre-sale time at the railway stations and ticket outlets will keep following the principal of 2-day delay as current policy.

According to the solution, the tickets for the first day of 2015 Spring Festival travel rush (February 4th - March 15th) are available on December 7, 2014. Passengers are advised to make a booking as early as possible if traveling during that period.