[ad_1]
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has begun taking the destination address of all passengers booking train tickets starting Wednesday, which can be helpful in tracing contacts, if necessary later. This will be a permanent feature for train travel as India prepares for a long battle against Covid-19.
The Ministry of Railways has also announced that all tickets reserved for normal trains before the end of the travel period until June 30 are canceled. There will be a full refund of the ticket amount.
Lockdown 3.0: live updates
Refund From rate for those with symptoms
For tickets booked at the counters, passengers can request refunds within six months from the date of travel. Passengers can also cancel reserved tickets from the counters up to 139 or through the IRCTC website and get a refund at the counter within six months after the date of travel.
More about Covid-19
The Ministry of Railways has also announced that all tickets reserved for normal trains before the end of the travel period until June 30 are canceled. There will be a full refund of the ticket amount.
Lockdown 3.0: live updates
Refund From rate for those with symptoms
For tickets booked at the counters, passengers can request refunds within six months from the date of travel. Passengers can also cancel reserved tickets from the counters up to 139 or through the IRCTC website and get a refund at the counter within six months after the date of travel.
More about Covid-19
The ministry had said Wednesday that there will be a full refund of the fare if a passenger is found to have Covid symptoms during the examination. He said that in the case of a group ticket if one of the passengers is unfit and others in the same PNR do not want to travel either, the railways will make a full refund of the total fare.
.
[ad_2]
