春运购票日历，来了！

Group 1 - The 2026 Spring Festival travel rush (Chunyun) will start on February 2 and end on March 13, lasting for 40 days [1] - The peak travel day before the festival is expected to be February 13, while the peak day after the festival is anticipated to be February 23 [1] - Train tickets for the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush will go on sale starting January 19 [1] Group 2 - From January 19, the railway 12306 platform will offer a limited-time free refund service for mistakenly purchased tickets [1] - Passengers who buy tickets for travel dates from February 2 onwards can self-process refunds online without fees if done within 30 minutes of purchase and more than 4 hours before departure [1]