Gradual Resumption of Services by Indian Railways- 200 non AC time-tabled trains to start from June 1

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IRCTC bookings to begin at 6 pm

Booking for train tickets to begin at 6:00 pm: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)

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Railways issues schedule of 30 special trains to run from tomorrow

Indian Railways issues the timings of 30 special trains to be run with effect from 12 May.

 

 

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ALL RAJDHANI TRAINS RUNNING AS SPECIAL SERVICES

 

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Concessional UTS or PRS tickets will only be issued to some categories of people, says Railways

No concessional Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) and  Passenger Reservation System (PRS) tickets for all categories of passengers except students, 4 categories of Divyangjan and 11 categories of patients shall be issued: Ministry of Railways 

 

 

 

 

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30,000 PNRs generated till 9.15 pm 

The Indian Railways said that by 9:15 pm, approximately 30,000 PNRs had been generated and reservations were issued to more than 54,000 passengers.

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Howrah-New Delhi special train sold out today, says report

After bookings for the special trains started on the IRCTC trains on Monday, The Indian Express reported that all the AC-1 and AC-3 tickets for the Howrah-Delhi train were sold out "within the first 10 minutes".

 

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Train to Busan (Assam)

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3 hours ago, Bhumchik said:

Train to Busan (Assam)

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Ministry of Railways

Passenger services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. from 12th May 2020 in a graded manner

Fifteen pair of special trains (thirty trains) shall be operated

These services shall be in addition to the Shramik specials

Special trains which have been started presently, will have only Air conditioned classes i.e. First, Second & Third AC

Only online E-Ticketing will be done through IRCTC website

Maximum Advance Reservation Period (ARP) will be of maximum 7 days

Passengers are encouraged to carry their own food and drinking water

The passengers shall reach the station at-least 90 minutes in advance to facilitate thermal screening at the station

No Linen, blankets and curtains shall be provided inside the train. Passengers are advised to carry their own linen

For movement of the passenger(s) as well as the driver of the vehicle transporting the passenger(s) to and fro the Railway Station shall be allowed on the basis of the confirmed e-ticket
 

Posted On: 11 MAY 2020 4:25PM by PIB Delhi

 

Ministry of Railways (MoR) in consultation with ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has decided that train services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. from 12th May 2020 in a graded manner. Fifteen pair of special trains (thirty trains) shall be operated as per the details mentioned in the annexure. (link is given below)

These services shall be in addition to the Shramik specials for transporting stranded persons, which are under operation w.e.f. 1st May 2020.

Other regular Passenger services including all mail/express, passenger and suburban services shall remain cancelled until further advice. 

These special trains which have been started presently will have only Air conditioned classes i.e. First, Second & Third AC. The fare structure for the ‘Special Trains’ shall be as applicable for the regular time tabled Rajdhani trains (excluding catering charges). 

Only online E-Ticketing will be done through IRCTC website or through Mobile App. No tickets will be booked across the reservation counter on any Railway Station. Booking of tickets through ‘agents’, (both IRCTC Agents and Railway Agents) shall not be permitted. Maximum Advance Reservation Period (ARP) will be of maximum 7 days. 

Only confirmed e-tickets shall be booked. Booking of RAC/Waiting list ticket and on board booking by ticket checking staff shall not be permitted. Current booking, tatkal and premium tatkal booking shall not be permitted. No Unreserved tickets (UTS) shall be permitted.

No catering charges shall be included in the fare. Provision for pre paid meal booking, e-catering shall be disabled. However, IRCTC shall make provision for limited eatables and packaged drinking water on payment basis. Information to this effect shall be made available to passengers during time of booking ticket. 

Passengers are encouraged to carry their own food and drinking water. Dry, ready-to-eat food and bottled water shall be provided on demand, inside the trains on payment basis. 

All passengers shall be compulsorily screened and only asymptomatic passengers are allowed to enter /board the train. 

Passengers travelling by these special services will observe the following precautions :

(a)              Only passengers with Confirmed tickets shall be allowed to enter the Railway station.

(b)             All passengers shall be wearing face covers/masks at the entry and during travel.

(c)              The passengers shall reach the station at-least 90 minutes in advance to facilitate thermal screening at the station. Only passengers who are found asymptomatic will be permitted to travel.

(d)             Passengers shall observe social distancing both at the station and on trains.

(e)              On arrival at their destination, the travelling passengers will have to adhere to such health protocols as are prescribed by the destination state/UT

 

Online cancellation shall be permitted up to 24hrs before scheduled departure of train. No cancellation permitted less than 24 hrs before departure of train.  Cancellation charge shall be 50% of fare. 

Zonal Railways have been instructed to ensure that there are separate entry and exit gates at Railway stations to the extent feasible so that there is no face to face movement of passengers. Zonal railways will be guided by standard social distancing guidelines on stations and trains and observe the safety, security and hygiene protocols. 

All passengers are advised to download and use the Aarogya Setu application. 

No Linen, blankets and curtains shall be provided inside the train. Passengers are advised to carry their own linen for the travel. The temperature inside AC coaches shall be suitably regulated for this purpose. 

No stalls/ booths on the platforms shall be opened. No train side vending would be permitted. Passengers are advised to travel light. 

As per MHA guidelines the movement of the passenger(s) as well as the driver of the vehicle transporting the passenger(s) to and fro the Railway Station shall be allowed on the basis of the confirmed e-ticket.

 

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No wait listed train tickets issued: Indian Railways 

All social distancing norms to be followed at the stations and on the trains. Only asymptomatic persons and those with confirmed tickets can travel. No wait listed tickets issued, said RD Bajpai, Railways Executive Director.  

The Indian Railways will restart passenger train operations with special trains from New Delhi connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad,Bengaluru,Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi on Tuesday.

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Train tickets worth Rs 10 crore sold to 54,000 passengers

Indian Railways sold train tickets to 54,000 passengers worth about Rs 10 crore within hours of bookings for passenger trains that begin operating a limited schedule from Tuesday, reported The Economic Times.

This marking the phased restart of interstate public transport after 49 days into lockdown.

"By 9.15 pm, approximately 30,000 PNRs had been generated and reservations issued to more than 54,000 passengers," the railway ministry said.

 

30,000 tickets issued to 54,000 rail passengers in three hours

With passenger train services set to begin from Tuesday, the Indian Railways on Monday said reservations were issued to more than 54,000 passengers within three hours. 

Within minutes after booking started, all tickets across the three AC classes were sold out for Mumbai Central-New Delhi special train till 18 May, The Times of India reported.

Initially, the Railways announced booking of tickets on the IRCTC website on Monday from 4 pm, but the website did not respond due to huge traffic of prospective passengers. The services of the portal resumed around 6 pm.

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Mandatory for passengers to have Aarogya Setu app, says railways ministry

The Railway Ministry in a tweet on Tuesday said it is compulsory for all passengers to download the Aarogya Setu app before commencing their journey. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines for passengers availing these train services made no mention of it, while the Press Information Bureau statement on Monday had only “advised” them to use the contact tracing app.

 

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On 5/11/2020 at 11:17 AM, Prince_Fan said:

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15 hours ago, tacobell fan said:

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