Originally Posted by
atword
I'm unclear. Is this unverified issue at trip.com or ctrip.com? Or both?
I was in China last week and purchased exactly three train tickets via trip.com, not knowing there was any sort of limit so I guess I got lucky.
The limit applies regardless of whether you're purchasing direct from 12306 or through ctrip (they're simply acting as an agent between you and 12306).