- Railway ministry said tatkal quota will be restored for 200 special and 30 Rajdhani-type trains. Tickets for these trains can be booked 120 days in advance
- The changes shall be implemented with effect from 08:00 hrs of train booking date of 31 May 2020 onwards
Railway ministry on Thursday said that tatkal quota will be restored for 200 special and 30 Rajdhani-type trains. Tickets for these trains can be booked 120 days in advance.
It also allowed booking of parcel and luggage in these passenger trains, an indication that the operation of the national transporter is slowly inching towards normalcy, after over a two-month long lockdown.
“Ministry of railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period (ARP) of all specials (trains) notified from 30 days to 120 days. Booking of parcel and luggage shall be permitted in all these 230 trains,” an official statement said.
“The changes shall be implemented with effect from 08:00 hrs of train booking date of 31 May 2020 onwards,” it said.
Indian railways will start operations of 200 passenger services across key cities across the country from June 1. These trains will have fully reserverd air-conditioned as well as non-conditioned coaches. It had flagged off 30 special AC trains that started ferrying people to and from Delhi May 12 onwards. Graded restoration of train services, is in sync with the easing of stringent nationwide lockdown rules.
Earlier, the ministry has said that the advance reservation period or advance booking time will be a maximum of 30 days. While waitlisted tickets will be generated, passengers will be allowed to board trains only if the seat is confirmed. Tatkal and premium tatkal services will not be offered.
