How do I book train tickets for special trains?

How do I book train tickets for special trains?

1. Step 1: Visit at irctc.co.in.
2. Step 2: Click on the log in option on the homepage.
3. Step 3: After logging in, you have to go to ‘Book Your Ticket’ page.
4. Step 4: Enter starting and ending station, boarding and destination station.
5. Step 5: Select date of your journey and the class in which you want to travel.

What is special train booking time?

Railways have earlier announced 10 days as the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for booking of tickets in select special trains. Now it is decided to increase the ARP to 120 days for following trains with effect from 10.2.

What time Irctc online booking starts for special train?

Service Hours: Booking through Internet is allowed from 00:20 AM to 11:45 PM (Indian Standard Time) on all days including Sundays. Service hours are liable to be changed without prior notice. Opening day booking:(120th day in advance, excluding the date of journey) will be available only after 8 AM.

How many days before we can book special ticket?

You can reserve your ticket 60 days in advance, excluding the date of journey at the train originating station. At intermediate stations where the train arrives the following day, reservation can be done 61 days in advance.

What is special fare special train?

The motive behind introducing such special trains since 2005 was to introduce passenger services, whose fares don’t warrant any subsidy, irrespective of whether a rural-friendly or poor-friendly or market-friendly Railway Minister has been at the helm.

Is Tatkal available now for special trains?

Indian Railways to start Tatkal bookings for 230 special trains from today. Indian Railways which is currently operating 230 special trains(115 pairs) will allow the passengers to book tickets under the ‘Tatkal’ quota from today.

Is E ticket valid in train?

All that you have to show is the SMS you have received as acknowledgement of purchase of a ticket from the IRCTC on your mobile phone to the ticket examiner on the train. In case one is carrying a laptop, showing the e-mailed ticket will be sufficient proof.

How can I book special train ticket during lockdown?

Those who want to book their tickets in special trains, can do so by using the IRCTC’s official website and mobile app as the ticket counters at the railway stations will remain closed. Follow this process: 1) Open irctc.co.in. 2) Click on the Register button and create your IRCTC account.

What are special trains?

On special trains, the railways collect up to 18% more fares than normal fares in some categories. To check the spread of Covid-19, the railway announced operating trains in a special category tag with higher fare when it re-started train operations. Around 1700 trains, that were tagged ‘special’.

What is special train?

Since the coronavirus-triggered lockdown was eased, the Railways has been running only special trains. It started with long-distance trains and now, even short-distance passenger services are being run as special trains with “slightly higher fares” to “discourage people from avoidable travels”.