दक्षिणपूर्वरेलवे
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY
प्रेसविज्ञप्ति
PRESS RELEASE
TIME LIMIT FOR ADVANCE RESERVATION PERIOD REDUCES
FROM 120 DAYS TO 60 DAYS
Kolkata, 17th October, 2024
It has been decided that w.e.f 01.11.2024, the existing time limit for advance reservations by trains will be reduced from 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey) as mentioned below:
·With effect from 01.11.2024, the ARP will be of 60 days (excluding the day of journey) and bookings will be done accordingly. However, all the bookings done upto 31.10.2024 under the ARP of 120 days will remain intact.
· Cancellations of the booking made beyond the ARP of 60 days will, however, be permitted.
·There will be no change in the case of certain day time express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express, etc, where lower time limits for advance reservations are, at present, in force.
·There will also be no change in the case of limit of 365 days for Foreign Tourists.
History : Railway advance reservation period has undergone changes fromtime to time.Advance Reservation Period has varied from 30 days to 120days.Basedontheexperienceofvariousperiods,60daysAdvanceReservation Period has been observed as the optimal period from passenger pointofview.
Benefitsof60daysreservationperiod:
·120dayswastoolong for planning, resulting in high cancellations andwastageofseats/berthsbecauseofpassengersnotturningupforjourneys.
·Currently, there is about 21% cancellation and 4 - 5% passengers don’t turnup(noshow).
·Issues with No-show : In many cases, it is seen that passengers do notcancel their tickets and do not turn up for journeys. And this leads to frauds -such as impersonation, railway officials taking money illegally etc. Now, thiscanbeprevented.
·Withlongerperiods,there was a greater chance of some people blockingthetickets.Shorterperiodswillencouragemoreticketsbygenuinepassengers.
·There is no impact on General class tickets as they are purchased justbeforethejourney.
·With better visibility of demand due to lesser cancellations and no-show,railwayscanplanmorespecialtrainswellinadvance.
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