Indian Railways is a safer, more convenient, and economical means of travel than any other means. This is why lakhs of passengers travel on Indian trains every day. Keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers, Indian Railways is operating thousands of trains across the country. These trains connect almost every part of the country. This is why Indian Railways is also called the lifeline of the nation. Keeping in mind the convenience and convenience of the passengers, Indian Railways has made many rules.
You need to book a ticket to travel by train. If you are also planning to book a ticket for traveling by train on or after November 1, then this news is especially for you. Indian Railways has changed the rules of train ticket reservation, which has come into effect from today, November 1.
Under the new rules, passengers will now be able to book train tickets 60 days in advance instead of 120 days. The period of advance ticket booking has been reduced from 120 days to 60 days.
According to the ministry, the purpose of amending the rules for advance ticket booking is to facilitate the travel of passengers. However, trains like Taj Express and Gomti Express will follow the lower time limit for reservation.
On the other hand, the period of advance ticket booking for foreign tourists will remain 365 days. No change has been made in this. The ministry said that between the years 1995 to 1998, the period for advance train ticket booking was 30 days.
If you are going to book tickets for Indian trains on or after November 1, then you must know about this rule. According to the ministry, many times passengers do not cancel their tickets and do not even travel. This new rule has been implemented to deal with this problem.
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