Circular Journey Ticket

Circular Journey Ticket: Generally tickets are issued by normal route. Normal routes are as under :

1. Shortest route.

2. Distance of longer route does not exceed shortest route by more than15%.

3. Direct train is available by longer route.When passenger demands for ticket by a route other than the above routes,they are called circular journey tickets.

Circular journey tickets are of two types:

Standard Circular Journey Ticket -

1. Various tour programmes are prepared by Railway Administration, detailedinformation of which is published in Time tables.

2. Each tour programme is given a number.

3. Ticket can be obtained from Booking office by mentioning the number of tour programme in the application.

Non-standard circular journey ticket – When circular ticket is issued as per proposed programme of passenger subject to fulfilment of all rules, it is known as Non Standard Circular journey ticket.

Procedure of fare calculation:-

1. First distance of entire Journey will be calculated on point-to-point basis.Then fare for half of above distance will be calculated and two times of that fare will be collected from passenger.

2. Reservation charges will be collected separately for each leg of journey.

3. Development charges will be collected twice and supplementary charges once for entire journey.

Calculation of Validity of ticket-

1. For every 400 Kms or part thereof, treating one day as journey period total days of journey will be calculated.

2. For every 200 Kms or part thereof, treating one day as break journey period, days of break journey will be calculated.

3. Both will be added to arrive at validity period.

4. Break Journey rules are not applicable on this ticket, but maximum 8 break journeys are permitted for entire journey

5. These tickets are issued only from nominated stations. The list of such stations is published in the Time table.

6. For issue of this ticket from other stations, permission should be obtained from Divisional headquarter.

7. Passenger should mention the names of break journey stations in the application.

Note

a. Concession is granted to Senior citizens only, but minimum distance should be 1000kms.

b. Repetition of stations is permitted.