I – Ticketing
1. This facility is available through IRCTC on website www.irctc.co.in
2. For booking of tickets registration should be done on the website, which free of charge.
3. Payment of fare will be done through Credit card, Debit card, e-banking or cash card.
4. Reserved Tickets can be booked for all trains and classes.
5. Concessional ticket will not be issued, exception Senior citizen.
6. No extra charges will be collected to send ticket on passenger’s address through courier by IRCTC.
7. One passenger can book maximum 10 tickets per month.
8. After reservation of ticket, PNR No., Status of ticket, Fare will be informed to the passenger through e-mail.
9. Reservation Timing – 00.30 to 23.45 hrs. But on opening date it will be start at 08.00 hrs.
10. Reservation ticket is issued one or two days in advance (according to city).
11. ‘I-Ticket No cash refund’ is printed on this ticket.
12. All changes regarding reservation can be done at Reservation Office.
13. Refund / cancellation.
a. Ticket can be cancelled from any computerised reservation office within prescribed time.
b. Cancellation advice will be issued to the passenger. On basic on this advice IRCTC will arrange refund.
c. After expiry of prescribed time, Ticket Deposit Receipt (TDR) will be issued.
E- Ticketing:-
1. This facility is available through IRCTC on website www.irctc.co.in & www.indianrail.gov.in.
2. Booking, registration, and payment of fare are same as I-ticketing.
3. It is not compulsory to produce photo Identity card at the time of ticket booking.
4. Identity card is must while travelling. Following Identity card can be used at the time of booking -
a) Pan Card,
b) Driving License,
c) Voter Identity Card,
d) Passport,
e) Identity card issued by Government,
f) Credit Card with Photograph,
g)Student identity card with photograph issued by recognized school or college for their students,
h) Nationalized Bank Pass Book with photograph.
5. Second and Sleeper class passenger is allowed to show attested true copy of any one of the above I-card.
6. Passenger can take a print out of ticket on A4 size paper at home which is known as Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS). ERS is travelling authority and must be kept while travelling.
7. The message on mobile/laptop is also valid. Message on mobile is known as Mobile Reservation Message (MRM) and message on Laptop is known as Virtual Reservation Message (VRM).
8. Maximum 6 passengers can be booked on one ERS.
9. Maximum ten tickets can be booked on one ID in a month.
10. Time of booking – 00.30hrs. to 23.45 hrs.
11. Wait listed ERS
a. Wait listed ERS can also be issued but name and PNR number does not appear in the chart. If it is not confirmed.
b. Such passengers are not permitted to travel.
c. If passenger is found travelling on W/L ERS, he will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.
12. Partially confirm / RAC / Wait listed ERS -
a. Names of All passengers will be shown in the chart.
b. TTE will issue guard certificate (GC) for the passengers not travelling.
13. Cancellation - As per existing refund rules.
14. Reservation will be given up to the finalisation of chart.
Flexi fare system:
The Indian Railways has decided to introduce the flexi fare system for Rajdhani / Duronto and Shatabdi trains as per details given below:-
1. The base fare for Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi class of trains will be on flexi fare system.
2. The base fares will increase by 10% with every 10% of berths sold subject to a prescribed ceiling limit as indicated in the table below.
3. There will be no change in the existing fare for 1AC and EC class of travel.
4. In the tables given below ‘X’ stands for the present base fares.
5. Other supplementary charges like reservation charges, superfast charge, catering charges, service tax etc., as applicable shall be levied separately.
6. Vacant berths left at the time of charting would be offered for current booking.
7. Tickets under current booking shall be sold at the last price sold for that class and other supplementary charges like reservation fee, superfast charges, catering charges, service tax etc., as applicable shall be levied in full.
8. The information should also be displayed to the passenger during the booking in case the fare of lower class becomes higher than the higher class to exercise option to travel by the higher class.
9. The last price for every class of tickets for the particular train should be printed in the reservation chart for the purpose of charging of difference of fare in the train or charging the passengers of the train without ticket etc.,
10. The operation of various quotas available in these categories of Trains shall be as under:
a) Tatkal Quota: The present limit of berths set aside for Tatkal quota in these trains shall be operated as per the existing guidelines.
However, no additional charges as “Tatkal charges” will be levied. The berths assigned under the Tatkal quota shall be booked at the rate of 1.5 times of the base fare for all classes (2S, SL, 2A, 3A and CC) except 1AC and EC. Other supplementary charges like reservation fee, superfast charges, catering charges, service tax etc., as applicable shall be levied in full.
b) There shall be no Premium Tatkal Quota in these train services.
11. Concession: Normal concession as applicable for respective concessional ticket will be admissible on the base fare of the ticket at each stage as per the table above.
12. Refund Rules: There will be no change in the existing refund rules.
13. Other Charges: There shall be no change in charges for reservation fee, superfast surcharge etc. Such charges, wherever applicable, shall continue to be levied additionally as per existing instructions.
14. Service tax will continue to be levied as applicable as per instructions issued in this regard.
15. All other rules and conditions pertaining to the above category of trains shall be continued without any change.
Upgradation of Class of Passengers -
Objective:-
1. Maximum utilisation of reservation quota.
2. To provide reservation to maximum passengers.
3. To increase earning of Railways.
4. Utilisation of vacant accommodation.
5. To improve the image of Railway amongst passengers.
Features:-
1. This facility is available for fully fare paying ticket holders.
2. This is available for all classes and in all trains.
3. Upgradation is not applicable for passengers with Group Reservation.
4. The Upgradation will be done only for confirmed passengers of General & Tatkal quotas (after clearance of RAC/Wait list).
5. This Upgradation will be done by PRS automatically at the time of charting. No extra charges will be collected.
6. After up-gradation, if cancels, the cancellation charges will be collected as per original class of ticket.
7. Upgradation can be done on military ticket.
8. Upgradation will be done one class above as follows:-
9. Upgradation will be done at the originating and at all intermediate chart preparing stations.
10. Upgradation will be done on random basis as undera.
One PNR from general quota & one from Tatkal quota will be upgraded simultaneously.
a. All passengers in one PNR will be upgraded. No partial up-graduation will be done.
11. After Upgradation, original PNR number will remain unchanged.
12. The passengers who don’t want to avail this facility they should write “No” on the Reservation form.
13. Upgradation is also not applicable for party ticket consisting fully paid and concessional passengers.
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