The new railway ticket reservation rules have come into effect from today. From now on, for all passengers who all are booking railway tickets in advance, the railway has reduced the existing time limit for advance reservation in trains.
Explore in detail all the new railway ticket reservation rules that come into effect from today.
New Railway Ticket Reservation Rules That Come Into Effect from Today
According to NewsOnAir, “The new train ticket advance reservation booking rules have come into force as of today. The railways have reduced the existing time limit for advance reservations in trains from 120 days to 60 days. However, all the bookings done up to 31st October this year will remain intact.”
The Indian Railways also mentioned that a 60-day advance booking window for train tickets will help in reducing the chances of ticket hoarding, which will ensure more ticket availability for passengers.
NewsOnAir also mentioned that it was observed that 21% of reservations done for a period of 61 days to 120 days were getting cancelled.
How ever, these rules are not applied to all trains, like Taj Express and Gomtin Express. These trains will continue to follow the lower limits for advance reservation.
The ministry also mentioned that the booking for foreign tourists for 365 days remains unchanged, and they can book the railway ticket in advance.
General Conditions for the Reservation Rules from Indian Railway
These are the general conditions for the reservation rules from Indian Railways given below:
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Official Booking: Buy a ticket only from railway reservation offices or authorised travel agencies.
Advance Reservation Period (ARP): Previously the certain period for advance reservation for booking railways ticket were upto 120 days, but now it is reduced to 60 days for advance tickets.
Booking Limit: It is a maximum of 6 passengers per requisition time for the same train and same destination.
Berth Rules (9 PM -6 AM): Reserved berths are for sleeping during the 9 PM to 6 AM only, not for daytime. In others time, these seats must be shared with other passengers in the compartment.