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ARP in AC trains increased to 30 days, RAC tickets allowed
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SME Times News Bureau | 22 May, 2020
The Indin Railways on Friday decided to increase advance booking by
passengers to 30 days from earlier seven days and also booking of
waiting and reservation against cancellation tickets for 15 pairs of
special air-conditioned trains.
Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Executive
Director, Media, Railway Ministry, said that the decision to increase
advance reservation period (ARP) of 15 pairs of special trains being run
since May 12 was taken for the convenience of passengers.
He said that the RAC or waiting list tickets will be issued in these trains as per extant instructions applicable.
"However,
waitlisted passengers will not be allowed to board these trains as per
extant instructions," he said, adding that there shall be no Tatkal
booking in these trains.
He also said that the first reservation
chart of these trains shall be prepared at least four hours before
scheduled departure and second chart at least two hours (unlike earlier
practice of 30 minutes) before the scheduled departure.
Bajpai
said that the booking of tickets shall be permissible through
computerized PRS counters, including Post Offices, Yatri Ticket Suvidha
Kendra licensees etc, as well as through online booking by authorized
agents of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation and Common
Service Centres.
He said that the revised rules will be applicable from May 24 for trains starting date of May 31 onwards.
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