Railway lowers time window for advanced booking of train tickets
Indian Railways has reduced the time window for advanced booking of seats in passenger trains. According to a circular issued by the Railway Board, time limit for Advance Reservations has been reduced from 120 to 60 days (excluding date of journey). This new diktat will be applicable from November 1 onwards so bookings can be made under the 120-day Advance Reservation Period (ARP) till then. Existing bookings under the earlier ARP will remain intact as well.
This reverses a decision taken in March 2015 to increase the window of booking.
There will be no change in the case of certain day time express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express, among others where lower time limits for Advance Reservations are already in place. There will also be no change in the case of limit of 365 days for Foreign Tourists, the order said.
The Indian Railways plans to ferry 7.5 billion passengers in 2024-25, 9% higher than a year ago.
This goal to ferry more passengers’ hinges on running more trains and also using artificial intelligence (AI) to better systems and processes. According to Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Al model used for checking the occupancy of trains had led to over 30% increase in the rate of confirmed tickets.
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