Indian Railways allows waiting list tickets on special passenger trains; more likely trains

There will be no provision for Reserve Against Cancellation (RAC) tickets.

Indian Railways allows train tickets on the waiting list on special trains! Given the demand for seats, Indian Railways will allow limited tickets on the waiting list on special passenger trains. A circular to this effect has already been sent to zonal railways for all special passenger trains, and those to be notified in due course will have new train rules on the waiting list. A senior rail official told Financial Express Online: “We have allowed tickets on the waiting list on special passenger trains, and the maximum limit has been defined for all classes of travel. This has been done so that in the future, when more trains with different trainers compositions are announced, the rules are clear. “Another rail official said there is no immediate proposal for more than 15 pairs of trains. However, the circular The railway clearly states that the new waiting list rules are applicable for special passenger trains that are currently notified, and any other that may be executed in “due time”.

The maximum limit on the waiting list has been defined for the first AC, AC-2, AC-3, Sleeper, AC Chair Car and Executive Chair Car coaches. These are:

• Maximum waiting list limit for the first CA: 20
• Maximum waiting list limit for business class: 20
• Maximum waiting list limit for AC-2 level: 50
• Maximum waiting list limit for 3-tier AC: 100
• Car Seat Wait List Limit: 100
• Maximum waiting list limit for Sleeper: 200

There will be no provision for Reserve Against Cancellation (RAC) tickets. These new waiting list ticket limits will take effect for special trains beginning May 22, for which reservations will be open beginning May 15. Indian Railways will not allow any tatkal and premium tatkal fees on these special passenger trains. The refund rules for ticket cancellation are: 50% within 24 hours after the train departs.

Indian Railways partially resumed passenger train operations beginning May 12 with 15 pairs of trains traveling to and from the New Delhi railway station. These special Rajdhani Express style passenger trains will run from New Delhi to Bilaspur, Central Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Ahmedabad, Dibrugarh, Ranchi, Howrah, Bhubaneswar, Jammu Tawi, Secunderabad, Patna, Agartala and vice versa.