12306 uses age-based child-ticket rules and requires advance declaration of children travelling free. Before planning arrival at Jingdezhen North, check documents and seating needs together with the adult booking.
Choose a ticket for each child
12306 specifies discounted child tickets from age six to under fourteen and full fares from fourteen. Under-fourteens travel with adults. One ticketed adult may bring one under-six free without a separate seat; additional children require child tickets.
List each child’s age on the travel date and whether a separate seat is needed before selecting tickets. Free travel does not provide a separate seat. Ask about the appropriate purchase when your child needs one; do not substitute height for age.
Include free children in your booking check
The official notice requires advance declaration of free-travelling children and the documents used to book. International families should ask 12306 or the station how to enter and verify a child’s passport before payment.
Keep adult orders, child details and documents together. Check that the free-child declaration appears in the booking. If the online process is unclear, resolve it through an official staffed channel before travel rather than first asking at the boarding gate.
Connect seats, luggage and pickup
Choose the train together and inspect the seats actually allocated. Separate purchases do not guarantee adjacent seats, and a waitlist is not a confirmed seat. Allow additional movement time when carrying a stroller or large bags.
For Jingdezhen North pickup, state adult and child numbers, luggage and any child-seat needs, then confirm the vehicle configuration. Keep a buffer before fixed workshop appointments and consider a light arrival-day itinerary rather than a rushed transfer.