Now Book Tickets 30 Minutes Prior To Departure
From November 12, you can
book a railway ticket online 30 minutes prior to the departure of a train.
Railways has also made changes in its system of preparation of chart, which
would now be prepared twice.
A senior Railway official
said, 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.
Also New Refund Rules For
Railway Ticket Cancellations
Starting November 12, the
Railways will double the fee it charges for cancellation of tickets 48 hours
before scheduled departure. Below are few of the key points:
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There will be no refund after the departure of train and one has to get the
refund four hours before the departure, according to the new refund rules.
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The revised refund rules will be effective from November 12.
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While cancellation fee of of second class confirmed ticket in 48 hours before
the scheduled departure of the train will be increased from Rs 30 to Rs 60, the
third AC ticket will cost Rs 180 as against Rs 90 earlier.
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The Second Sleeper class cancellation has been increased from Rs 60 to Rs 120,
the Second AC has doubled up from Rs 100 to Rs 200, according to the
notification.
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For waitlisted ticket and reserve against cancellation (RAC), one has to avail
the refund upto half an hour before the scheduled departure of the train and
there will be no refund after that, as per the new rules.
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Now, between 48 hours and 12 hours before the scheduled departure of the train,
cancellation fee was 25 per cent of the ticket.
■ Earlier between 48 hours
and 6 hours before the scheduled departure of the train, the cancellation fee
was 25 per cent of the ticket. Earlier from 6 hours before the scheduled
departure of the train and up to 2 hours after the actual departure of the
train, cancellation fee was 50 per cent of the ticket.
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However, revised rules stipulate that between 12 hours and 4 hours before the
scheduled departure of the train, cancellation fee will be 50 per cent of the
ticket. Rules were revised to discourage touts and those ticketing agents
indulging in black marketing of tickets, said the official.
■ Railways has
also decided to enable certain unreserved ticket counters to allow refund of
reserved ticket.
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