Train ticket: How can you book a circular train ticket, do you get so many breaks in the journey?

Every day crores of people travel by train in India. Indian Railways runs thousands of trains for these passengers. Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail system in the world. And it is also called the lifeline of India. When people plan to travel or go somewhere, they book the train much in advance.

Because then it becomes difficult to get a confirmed ticket later. Many times people book tickets for both coming and going. But there is also a ticket in the railways. After booking, you can travel on the train for 56 consecutive days. This ticket is called a circular ticket. What is its specialty? And how can it be booked? Let us tell you.

You get a total of 8 breaks

A circular ticket is a special kind of ticket. On this ticket, you can travel in Indian Railways for 56 days. But some rules have also been made for traveling on this ticket. For example, you can get off at only eight stations with this ticket. That is, if you have started your journey from a station and the train stops somewhere during this time, you are allowed to get off at only eight stations. And finally, you have to return to the station from where you started your journey.

In the meantime, you can roam around for a few days at the stations where you get off and then continue your journey from there. If we tell you as an example, you started your journey from Delhi to Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, and Bhopal by taking a circular ticket. So you can get off at Agra from Delhi and roam around for a few days and then start your journey again.

How to get a circular ticket booked?

To get a circular ticket booked, you have to meet the commercial manager of the railway division. He decides the price of the ticket after looking at the train journey you have and after that informs the station manager about it. Then the station from which you start your journey.

From there you have to take a circular ticket. And you also have to talk about the stations where you have to take a break. If we talk about the price of the ticket, then it is decided according to how many days it is being taken for, and how many days you will roam and travel during the journey.

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