Question 1

Which is better, 12306 Train Tickets or Gateway?

Accepted Answer

If you need a Transportation API that's easy to integrate, go with 12306 Train Tickets. 12306 Train Tickets uses no authentication while Gateway uses apiKey.

Question 2

What is the main difference between 12306 Train Tickets and Gateway?

Accepted Answer

12306 Train Tickets: China Railway 12306 — train ticket availability, pricing, and schedule queries. Gateway: Gateway is the hub that routes/orchestrates the interaction between consent managers and API bridges. There are 5 categories of APIs; discovery, link, consent flow, data flow and  monitoring. To re.... They differ in authentication (no authentication vs apiKey), HTTPS support (yes vs yes), and CORS (unknown vs unknown).

Question 3

Which Transportation API is easier to integrate?

Accepted Answer

12306 Train Tickets is easier to integrate because it requires no authentication.

Feature	12306 Train Tickets	Gateway
Authentication	None	apiKey
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS	Unknown	Unknown

12306 Train Tickets vs Gateway

12306 Train Tickets

Gateway

When to use which?