Indian Railways will start issuing limited waiting tickets for different classes for Special Trains

Indian Railways will start issuing limited waiting tickets for different classes for Special Trains

Indian Railways has decided issuing of waiting list tickets for different classes for special trains, but in these no RAC tickets will not be issued. The changes shall be made applicable for the trains starting date 22nd May, 2020 i.e. booking for which shall commence from 15th May, 2020.

Ministry of Railways

Indian Railways will start issuing limited waiting lists tickets for different classes for Special Trains being introduced from 12.05.2020

There shall be No RAC in these special trains

The changes shall be made applicable for the trains starting date 22nd May, 2020 i.e. booking for which shall commence from 15th May, 2020

14 MAY 2020

Indian Railways has decided that there shall be no RAC (Reservation against cancellation) in special trains restored wef. 12.05.2020. Also, it has been decided that waiting list tickets shall be issued subject to maximum limits mentioned below:

Indian Railways has taken some other decisions with respect to Special Trains restored wef 12.05.2020 which are as under:

• Other rules concerning waiting list shall be applicable.
• No Tatkal/Premium Tatkal Quotas shall be defined.
• Senior Citizen Quota, Ladies Quota and Quota for Divyangjans(HP) shall be defined as per extant instructions.
• The refund rules i.e. cancellation upto 24 hours with refund of 50% of fare and NIL refund within 24 hours of train departure shall be discontinued and extant refund rules i.e.Railways Cancellation and Refund rule 2015 shall be made applicable.
• The above changes shall be made applicable for the trains starting on 22nd May, 2020 i.e. booking for which shall commence from 15th May, 2020.

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Source: PIB