Automated Ticket Ordering Feature in China Railway 12306: Design and Implementation
China Railway’s 12306 trial of an automatic ticket‑ordering feature lets users pre‑select up to 60 trains, set priority and pre‑pay the highest fare for Spring Festival travel, with the system submitting orders automatically, handling refunds, and addressing priority sorting, scheduling, payment accuracy, and server load through extensive stress testing and a gray‑release strategy.