Why did the Railways change the rules of advance ticket booking? Know the reason behind this

Jyoti — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 03:45:17 +0000

New Delhi. Just before Diwali, the Railways has made a big change in the booking timing of train tickets. Taking an important decision regarding advance ticket booking, the Railways said that now passengers will be able to book tickets for their journey only 60 days in advance instead of 120 days.

This new rule will come into effect from November 1, 2024. But, do you know why the Railways has taken this decision and on which trains this rule will not apply? According to the new rules of Railways, from November 1, 2024, passengers will be able to book tickets in advance only up to 60 days before their date of travel. Railways has also clarified that this period of 60 days will be considered excluding the date of train travel. However, till October 31, 2024, the old rules of booking i.e. the time limit of 120 days will remain applicable.

On which trains the new rule will not be applicable

Railways has informed that this new rule will not be applicable on some special trains, such as Taj Express and Gomti Express. There has been no change in the booking rules of these trains. Apart from this, the facility of advance booking up to 365 days for foreign tourists will remain as before, that is, this rule will not have any effect on foreign travelers.

Black marketing will be banned

Railways also said that currently only 13 percent of passengers book tickets 120 days in advance, while most passengers book tickets up to 45 days before their journey. Due to such a long time limit in advance booking of tickets, problems of ticket cancellation and refund increase. The new rule is expected to effectively stop black marketing of tickets, which will benefit passengers and make the system more transparent.

This decision of the Railways has been taken keeping in mind the increasing demand for tickets during festivals and the problems of black marketing, so that passengers do not face any inconvenience in ticket booking.

Railways Changes Rules For Advance Ticket Booking, Reduces It From 120 Days To…

Jyoti — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:02:18 +0000

From Diwali to Chhath, common people often have to face long waiting in railways. A big reason for this is that people book railway reservation tickets 120 days in advance in the current system.

Now the Railway Board has taken a big decision, which can end the problem of long waiting. From now on, advance booking of railway reservation tickets can be done only 60 days in advance. The new system will come into effect from next month.

The Railway Board has said in an official statement that from November 1, 2024, advance booking of reservation tickets will be done only 60 days in advance. While the service of booking tickets 120 days in advance will continue till October 31, 2024.

The old system will remain applicable in Taj and Gomti Express

The Railway Board has clarified that the old system of reservation in some special express trains that complete their journey in a single day, that is, the lower limit for booking advance tickets, will remain applicable as before. Such trains include many trains including Taj Express and Gomti Express.

365 day limit for foreign nationals

The Railway Board has also said that the facility of booking railway reservation tickets 365 days in advance for foreign nationals or tourists will remain as before. No change has been made in this.

If railway reservation tickets will be booked only 60 days in advance, then people will not be able to book and hold tickets in advance. At the same time, agents will also be banned from holding tickets. While booking tickets in the facility of advance booking 60 days in advance will also stop its black marketing. However, IRCTC already takes many measures to stop black marketing of tickets. This includes limiting ticket booking.

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