How register email 12306 cinesse trains
Hi. I've been trying to register on the China train website 12306 and kept having the same problem: I never received the email confirmation. I
l explain how I solved it; it might have been just luck, but I got it working.
I read on the 12306 website that tickets couldn't be purchased between midnight and 5:00 AM due to website maintenance. So I figured that once the maintenance was over, the system would be up and running and it would be easier to register.
I registered at 5:01 AM China time (11:01h PM in Spain), and voila, the email arrived instantly. I registered on the website and, just to test it, bought a €1 ticket using the webchat to pay, without any problems.
That's my experience; I hope it's helpful for travelers. (Please excuse my English...)