The
Exercise to Benefit Railway Passengers with Additional Booking Facilities
The
Booking of Reserved Tickets on PRS Counters as well as on Internet (E-Ticket)
Becomes Available Even After the Preparation of Reservation Chart
The
Provisions of Rationalization Exercise Hasto Come into Effect from 12th
November, 2015 (Thursday)
In a significant move to provide
additional booking facilities, Ministry of Railways has undertaken an exercise
of rationalization of Computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) with a
view to enable passengers to buy tickets even after the preparation of
reservation charts. These new provisions will come into effect from 12th November,
2015. The rationalization exercise will also facilitate implementation of
revised refund rules (notified recently) which will also become effective from
12th November, 2015. Under this exercise, sufficient time gap will
be provided to passengers between preparation of charts and departure of train
so that they can plan journeys properly.
The
following are the advantages of rationalization of computerized
Passenger Reservation System : -
a)
Reservation
charts will invariably be made at least 4 hours before the scheduled departure
of the train and in case if the same are not made by the charting section, the
system will automatically finalise them 4 hours before the scheduled departure
of train (w.e.f. 18th November 2015). This will facilitate passengers
to know the status of the ticket to plan their journey well in time. (this may
be referred as the first reservation chart)
b)
Immediately
after preparation of first reservation charts, the reservation will
again become open at the PRS counters as well as on internet (e-ticket) and the
passengers
can:-
·
Book the available accommodation in the train for full/partial leg of the
journey, in case there is no RAC/waitlist for that leg.
·
In case of passengers holding RAC/waiting list ticket, the passengers will be
given facility to cancel the ticket up to 30 minutes before the scheduled
departure of train. This will facilitate the passengers, particularly
partially confirmed passengers, to decide either to undertake the journey or to
cancel their ticket.
c)
A second
(and final) chart of reservations will be made available before
departure of train and handed over to onboard ticket checking staff.
This
exercise will ensure optimum utilization of train accommodation as well as
enhanced earnings.
d)
For
the present, the condition for printing of first reservation charts at least
four hours before departure of train shall be applicable in case of train
originating station.
Under
the above mentioned rationalization, the passengers can book / cancel / modify
the tickets even after the preparation of first reservation chart but only upto
30 minutes before the departure of train across any PRS Counters as well as on
internet (E-ticket) as per extant provision of Refund Rules. In case of
e-tickets where after preparation of first reservation charts, passengers had
the option to only file online Ticket Deposit Receipt and to request for
refund, now will have the facility to modify/cancel the partially confirmed
ticket and get refund electronically. Passengers holding PRS counter ticket /
I-ticket will now be saved from the botheration of going only to current
reservation counter at the journey originating station to book / cancel / modify
ticket after the preparation of first reservation chart as per refund rules.
They can now go to any PRS counter. Additionally, the facility will
continue to be available at current reservation counters, wherever required.
Later, this facility is also proposed be made available at some designated UTS
counters at stations for which the work is under progress.
Source
: PIB
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