News Railway Tickets can be booked 30 mins prior to departure

[Technoglitch]

In a passenger-friendly move, Railways has also made changes in its system of preparation of chart, which would now be prepared twice.

"First reservation chart would be prepared four hours prior to departure of a train while second and final one, 30 minutes before the train departs," a senior Railway official said.

According to the revised rules, booking will be allowed oninternet as well as at reservation counters for a particular train, subject to availability of berths, even after the preparation of first reservation chart.

Railways has also made it mandatory for the concerned department to finalise the reservation chart four hours before the departure of train from November 12 in order to facilitate passengers to know the status of their ticket and plan their journey well in time.

"This is a significant move to provide additional booking facilities enabling passengers to buy tickets even after the preparation of reservation charts," the official said.

A second and final chart of reservations will be made available before departure of train and handed over to onboard ticket checking staff.

Now, book tickets 30 minutes prior to departure of train

 

[IndianMascot]

This is good initiative. I liked it and it will be beneficial.

 

[DashMajor]

Now TT can't over charge and loot people.

 

[Sanjeev]

But what if tickets are full so whats the use of this initiative

 

[DashMajor]

Do you think everyone travels in a train despite of booking ? Maximum agents block the tickets just to sell in a bigger amount.

 

[Technoglitch]

But what if tickets are full so whats the use of this initiative

there is an open ticket with which we can travel among crowds in third class

 

[IndianMascot]

But what if tickets are full so whats the use of this initiative

Trains are never full. Cancellation happens till last minute and many don't turn up for travelling too. All those vacant seats are source of income for TC.

So, there must be a provision to check vacant seats of trains online even after journey starts so that WL or RAC ticket holders can claim those seats.

 

[Sanjeev]

Trains are never full. Cancellation happens till last minute and many don't turn up for travelling too. All those vacant seats are source of income for TC.

So, there must be a provision to check vacant seats of trains online even after journey starts so that WL or RAC ticket holders can claim those seats.

But govt has brought a new initiative for RAC users they will be given a reserved seat in another train

 

[IndianMascot]

But govt has brought a new initiative for RAC users they will be given a reserved seat in another train

what kind of scheme is this ? Why in another train if i have booked a ticket in Train A , why would i go for Train B.

 

[Sanjeev]

what kind of scheme is this ? Why in another train if i have booked a ticket in Train A , why would i go for Train B.

Thats only for unconfirmed tickets or RAC tickets