12306 Railway▌
by freestylefly
12306 Railway server connects to China’s official system for real-time train ticket search, schedules, and route info ac
Integrates with China's 12306 railway system to search train tickets, check schedules, and retrieve route information across the Chinese railway network with real-time availability and pricing data.
best for
- / Travelers planning train trips in China
- / Travel booking applications
- / Railway schedule analysis tools
- / AI assistants for Chinese transportation
capabilities
- / Search train tickets with real-time availability
- / Check train schedules and route information
- / Query station codes by city or station name
- / Get transfer ticket options
- / View detailed train stop information
- / Access pricing data for routes
what it does
Integrates with China's 12306 railway system to search train tickets, check schedules, and get real-time availability data across the Chinese railway network.
about
12306 Railway is a community-built MCP server published by freestylefly that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. 12306 Railway server connects to China’s official system for real-time train ticket search, schedules, and route info ac It is categorized under developer tools, analytics data. This server exposes 8 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
how to install
You can install 12306 Railway in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.
license
MIT
12306 Railway is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
12306 Railway server connects to China’s official system for real-time train ticket search, schedules, and route info ac
TL;DR: Integrates with China's 12306 railway system to search train tickets, check schedules, and get real-time availability data across the Chinese railway network.
What it does
- Search train tickets with real-time availability
- Check train schedules and route information
- Query station codes by city or station name
- Get transfer ticket options
- View detailed train stop information
- Access pricing data for routes
Best for
- Travelers planning train trips in China
- Travel booking applications
- Railway schedule analysis tools
- AI assistants for Chinese transportation
Highlights
- Real-time 12306 railway data
- Supports Chinese cities and stations
- Includes transfer route planning
FAQ
- What is the 12306 Railway MCP server?
- 12306 Railway is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for 12306 Railway?
- This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
12306 Railway is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated 12306 Railway against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: 12306 Railway is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
12306 Railway reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend 12306 Railway for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: 12306 Railway surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
12306 Railway has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, 12306 Railway benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired 12306 Railway into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
12306 Railway is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.