Indian Railways: Online ticket booking starts today…
Indian Railways: Online ticket booking starts today, 15 pairs of trains will run from tomorrow, know – big things related to travel
Indian Railways If you also want to travel in these trains from May 12, then you should know these things first.
New Delhi, Jagran Special. Closed passenger trains will regain momentum from May 12 due to the lockdown announced in the country due to the Corona epidemic. During this time, people stranded in other states and people going to other places for necessary work can travel. Initially, 15 pairs of trains will run, i.e. they will run on 15 routes. Trains will be run from Delhi. Reservations will begin on May 11 at 4 pm. Tickets for these trains will be found only on the IRCTC website and not at the ticket counter. All coaches AC and stops will also be extremely limited. For traveling in these trains, fare equivalent to Rajdhani trains will have to be paid. If you also want to travel in these trains from May 12, then you should know these things first.
Train operations from New Delhi railway station :
Indian Railways will initially operate only 30 passenger trains. Most of these will take passengers from different parts of the country starting from New Delhi railway station. In the first phase, special trains will be operated from New Delhi to Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi.
Only those with confirmed tickets will be able to travel (passengers with valid confirmed tickets will be allowed to enter the railway stations) :
Only passengers with valid confirmed tickets will be allowed to enter railway stations. Passengers will have the mask mandatory during entry and undergo screening at departure and only passengers will be allowed to board the train. Only those people will be allowed to board the train with no signs of infection with the virus.
Only AC trains will run (Only AC trains will run) :
Starting from May 12, only AC compartments will be included in the trains. In which 1 AC, 2 AC and 3 AC coaches will be installed. There will be no sleeper or general class bogey in these trains. The stoppage of these trains will also be less.
No train will have a pantry car (No train will have a pantry car) :
These 30 trains will not have a pantrycar attached. That is, the passengers have to arrange their own food and water. Railways have made this arrangement to prevent the infection of corona virus.
Know how much you will have to pay (these special trains will have fare equal to Rajdhani) :
Neither special trains will have fare equal to Rajdhani. This will directly affect the travel passenger’s pocket. During the lockdown, any passenger who needs to travel will have to spend more money.
Reservation will start from 4 pm on 11 May (online booking of tickets will start at 4 pm on May 11) :
Reservations on these trains will start at 4 pm on May 11 and will be available only on the IRCTC website (https://www.irctc.co.in/). Ticket booking counters at railway stations will remain closed and no counter tickets (including platform tickets) will be issued.
According to the order of the Center, the Railways had decided to stop 12500 i.e. all passenger trains from 22 March to 31 March. It was later extended to 14 April. This was then extended further in view of the third phase of lockdown. Presently, the Central Government is running labor special trains to send migrant laborers to their respective states.
