12306 Train Tickets MCP Server by Joooook: Setup for Claude, Cursor and More

• Finds train tickets and seats left for a date

  Looks up seats left between two stations on a given date from the 12306 site. You can narrow the results by train type and departure time.

  Try: “Find high-speed trains from Beijing to Shanghai tomorrow morning with seats left.”

  Network · get-tickets

• Finds trips that need a change of train

  Searches for journeys with one transfer when no direct train fits. It returns only the first ten results.

  Try: “Find a trip with one change from Lhasa to Hangzhou next Friday.”

  Network · get-interline-tickets

• Lists every stop of a train and the times

  Shows the stops of one train between two stations, with arrival, departure and wait time at each. Use it to check where a train like G1033 calls.

  Try: “Which stations does train G1033 stop at on 2026-12-01?”

  Network · get-train-route-stations

• Lists all train stations in a city

  Returns every station in a Chinese city with its station code. Handy for cities with several stations, such as Beijing.

  Try: “List all the train stations in Shanghai.”

  Read · get-stations-code-in-city

• Used by the assistant behind the scenes

  Gives today's date in China time

  Returns today's date in Shanghai time. The assistant calls it first so words like "tomorrow" turn into a real travel date.

  Try: “What is the date today in China?”

  Read · get-current-date

• Finds the main station code for cities

  Gives the station code that stands for each city you name. You can pass several cities separated by a bar.

  Try: “What are the station codes for Beijing and Shanghai?”

  Read · get-station-code-of-citys

• Finds station codes from station names

  Looks up the code for exact station names such as Beijing South. Several names can be given at once.

  Try: “Get the code for Shanghai Hongqiao station.”

  Read · get-station-code-by-names

• Shows station details from its code

  Returns the name, pinyin and city for a three-letter station code.

  Try: “What station has the code BJP?”

  Read · get-station-by-telecode

Watch out for

• HTTP mode is not password protected

  With the --port option it listens for HTTP on localhost unless you set --host. Keep it on localhost and do not set --host 0.0.0.0. github.com

• Your searches go to the 12306 website

  Each ticket search sends your route and date to 12306 servers, the same as using the site. Nothing else leaves your machine. github.com

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