After the lockdown, 115 pairs of special passenger trains started by the Indian Railways will continue to run. The decision has been taken by the Railways to refund the rest of the regular time-tabbed trains from July 1 to August 12.
new Delhi. On the implementation of the lockdown in the country, regular time tabulated trains of Indian Railways were stopped and later the booking of tickets in these trains was also stopped from 14 April. But as a result of the 120-day advance ticket booking facility, booking was done in trains till August 12. The tickets were refunded by the Indian Railways by canceling the first of these regular time-tabbed trains till June 30. Now the decision has been taken by the Railways to refund the amount of time-bound trains from July 1 to August 12.
It is not possible to run regular trains running according to the old time table in the current state due to Kovid. Therefore, the amount of tickets is being refunded by canceling all the tickets booked before April 14 in these regular trains. This decision of the Railways will not affect the existing special passenger trains. After the lockdown, 115 pairs of special passenger trains started by the Indian Railways will continue to run.
After assessing the conditions in July, it can be decided to run more special passenger trains. Railways will decide to run regular time-tabulated trains keeping in mind the circumstances in future.
Tatkal Ticket Booking service started today
Indian Railways has started its Tatkal Ticket Booking service for railway passengers in Corona Crisis. The service of Tatkal ticket booking in special passenger trains and AC Special Trans run by the Railways has started from today. According to PRO Shivaji Sutar of Central Railway, this facility will start in trains running for 30 June and its later dates. In special trains, booking can be done in trains whose number starts from 0.
