The train is such a medium by which it is very easy to go from one city to another and from one state to another. Travelling by train is also considered cheap and safe.

The Indian railway station is famous for its facilities not just in one place but all over India. That's why the railway is also considered the lifeline of the country.

Travelling by train is comfortable, but it is often seen that sometimes trains run late by 3-4 hours or even more. In such a situation, the passenger has to wait for hours at the railway station for the train.

If the train is running late, then almost every station has a railway retiring room for the passenger to rest, where the passenger can easily rest for hours.

In this article, we are going to tell you what is Railway Retiring Room is and how to book it to take a rest at the station. Let's know.

What is Railway Retiring Room?

First of all, let us know what this retiring room is. For your information, let us tell you that a retiring room is a kind of restroom. When the train runs late by 3-4 hours according to its time, then passengers can easily sleep by booking this room or can sit in the room and wait for the train.

For your information, let us also tell you that at some railway stations, retiring rooms are also made non-AC and AC and these rooms have facilities like expensive hotels.

How to book a railway retiring room

Get ready to experience a comfortable short stay at Tiruchchirappalli Junction!

@IRCTCofficial has unveiled State-of-the-art retiring rooms for the benefit of passengers!

Catch a glimpse! pic.twitter.com/ZIeHyQYsX7 — Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) December 28, 2020

Let us tell you that the Railway Retiring Room is operated by IRCTC. You must have a valid PNR number to book this room. If you have a valid PNR number, you can book through the IRCTC official website.

Let us tell you that not only online, but also by visiting the ticket counter, you can book the retiring room. For this, you have to show your ticket. Let us tell you that it can also be cancelled.

How much time and charges for booking a retiring room

ADD-ON SERVICE:

State of art retiring rooms services resumed at Madurai Railway Junction for the use of rail users from today (28.12.2020) @RailMinIndia @GMSRailway @pibchennai pic.twitter.com/sx0ioSiqyW — DRM MADURAI (@drmmadurai) December 28, 2020

It is very important to know for how long and for how much money the retiring room can be booked. You can book the retiring room for a minimum of 1 hour. Retiring rooms can also be booked for 48 hours at many railway stations.

If you book a railway retiring room for 3 hours then you can book a non-ac room for around 30-40 rupees. AC Room Price may be higher. Apart from this, if you book for 48 hours, then you may have to pay more charges.

Retiring rooms are present at these railway stations

For your information, let us tell you that railway retiring rooms are present at many main railway stations in India. For- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bhopal, Patna, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi and Chhattisgarh etc. lakhs of big stations have retiring rooms.

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