Indian Railways today released reservation rules for reservation of 200 trains which are planned to run from 1 June, 2020. The bookings for the tickets will start from today, 21 May from 10 am, it said.
IRCTC Released List of 200 Trains, Online Bookings Open from Today
These trains likewise incorporate the popular trains, such as, Sampark Krantis, Durontos, Jan Shatabdis and Poorva Express and then some. Railways likewise said that these will have both AC and non-AC classes and fully reserved coaches.
The bookings of tickets can be through online IRCTC site or app and early booking period will be maximum 30 days for trains to be run from 1 June, Railways included.
These trains will be completely held trains having both AC, non-AC classes; general coaches will likewise have reserved seats for sitting, said Railways.
It said the general (GS) coaches will likewise have held seats for sitting, which means there will be no unreserved coach in these trains.
Second seating (2S) toll will be charged for general coaches being saved and seats will be given to all travelers, it said.
No unreserved (UTS) tickets will be given and no tickets will be given locally available to any traveler during the journey, it stated, including no tatkal and premium tatkal booking will be allowed.
RAC, shortlist to be produced yet holding up list ticket-holders not allowed to board trains to be run from June 1, the national transporter said.
No tickets will be sold at any railway station and prospective travelers ought not go to the railway station to buy tickets.
Prior, in a progression of tweets, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said that 200 ‘Shramik Special’ trains can run regularly to ship the stranded migrants and that the tasks will be scaled up soon.
“Within the next two days Indian Railways will double the number of Shramik Special Trains to 400 per day. All migrants are requested to stay where they are, Indian Railways will get them back home over the next few days,” Goyal had tweeted.
The Indian Railways has run 1,813 ‘Shramik Special’ trains since 1 May and carried more than 22 lakh migrants back home, the national transporter said on Wednesday.
Of the 1,813 trains, 301 trains are in travel and 1,512 have shown up. In excess of 143 trains are in the pipeline, the railways said.