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12306 Train Tickets vs Common Service Centre (CSC)

If you need a Transportation API that's easy to integrate, go with Common Service Centre (CSC).

12306 Train Tickets

China Railway 12306 — train ticket availability, pricing, and schedule queries

Common Service Centre (CSC)

Certificates issued under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA) (https://www.pmgdisha.in) scheme enrolled at authorised Training Centres/ CSCs are made available to citizens i...

12306 Train Tickets

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • Currently flagged as inactive

Common Service Centre (CSC)

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
Feature12306 Train TicketsCommon Service Centre (CSC)
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

12306 Train Tickets is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.