Reservation Time Changed for Tatkal Booking – 50% Refund for Cancellation “Changes will be brought in to the popular train ticket reservation system, which will put to shame the detractors who are insisting that it be privatized like BSNL” It is not a simple task to travel 500 KM in just Rs.150.00! Autorickshaws charge Rs.25 … Read more
Reservation period has been extended from 60 days to 120 days – “Operation five minutes” Scheme Railway passengers soon will be able to book your rail ticket four months in advance instead of two months at present. In his Railway budget speech in Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said advance reservation period … Read more
Display of TTE/Conductor name and mobile numbers in the Trains GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. 2014/TG-V/4/04 New Delhi, dated 17.12.2014 Chief Commercial Managers, All Zonal Railways. (COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 53 OF 2014) Sub: Announcement regarding mobile number of TTE/Conductor in the trains. Recently during the course of annual review meeting held … Read more
Reduction of Defence – Tatkal – Female and Senior Citizens quotas in trains Reduced Railway Quotas in Trains – Defence / Tatkal / Female and Senior Citizens quotas are not reduced in the total number of berths/seats earmarked… While answering to a question in Lok Sabha on 14th August 2014, Minister of State for Railways … Read more
Railways to give automatic SMS after confirmation of waitlisted tickets Waitlisted passengers will soon get status messages in their mobile phones if their tickets get confirmed before journey. A senior Railway Ministry official said the waitlisted passenger will get a SMS about the status of the ticket on the mobile phone number given at the … Read more