From September 1, 2013 onwards, the railway department began to implement the new ladder-type refund rules, 48 hours, 5% handling charges, 48-24 hours, 10% of the handling fee, less than 24 hours, the charge 20% of the handling fee.
Now let's look at the coup:
For example, bought a September 1 Hangzhou east-Beijing south of the high iron second-class seat, a ticket price of 538.5 yuan, but temporary things, can not travel, need to refund. First of all, do not rush to return, if you go back, will lose 107.7 yuan. If you order the ticket online, that is too perfect, login 12306, enter the change of the page, choose to change this ticket to sign. Change to sign what train, we choose Hangzhou-Beijing between the cheapest fares of the hard seat tickets, K102 times, hard seat fares 189.5 yuan!
Note, please change the number of September 3 after the train, September 4, 5th ... Optional, after the successful change, the system prompts will be refunded to you 349 yuan. Finally, we enter the refund page, gorgeous to return this hard seat, refund fee is how much? because you returned September 1 is 3rd after the ticket, only accept 5% of the handling fee, then 189.5*0.05=9.475 Yuan. The railroad will collect you 9 Yuan 5, at this point, your refund the great cause basically completes perfectly.
We calculate, your refund fee is actually how much, 9.5/538.5=0.0176. That means your refund fee is 1.76%, less than 5%, very practical!
Tip: Change during the Spring Festival ticket refund charge 20% handling fee does not apply this strategy
In order to maximize the use of valuable capacity resources, guide the broad masses of passengers to enhance the planning of the ticket, 2014 years during the Spring Festival, the railway Department for passengers for the reasons for the ticket change, and the ticket after the change of the travel date from January 16, 2014 to February 24, the refund when the ticket price of 20% nuclear refund fee.