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The Tatkal Scheme is a ticketing program established by Indian Railways. The scheme is used for booking journeys at very short notice. The Indian Railways introduced it in all forms of reserved classes on almost all trains in India. It was introduced in 1997, when Nitish Kumar was the Railway Minister of India. [1]
A Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) is a type of ticket that can be sold for travel on the Indian Railways. Although it ensures certainty of travel, it does not guarantee a berth . A berth will be allocated to the ticket who reserves an RAC ticket if passengers who already have a confirmed ticket do not board before the train departure or ...
Humsafar Express is a fully premium service with AC-3 Tier and Sleeper class accommodation having all the modern facilities designed and operated by Indian Railways. "Humsafar" is an Urdu word meaning "co-passenger" The first service was inaugurated on 16 December 2016 between Gorakhpur and Anand Vihar Terminal , New Delhi .
This train features a 2AC, a 3AC, a HA-1 AC, Sleeper Class and general sitting type of coaches. All the classes except general class require prior reservation. Tatkal scheme is available in this train, whereas pantry car facility is unavailable. This train is very popular among travelers; as a result of this people have to book their tickets at ...
The 16525 /16526 Island Express is an Indian Railways train running between Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bangalore City railway station, Bangalore and Kanyakumari railway station, Kanyakumari. Train no. 16526 runs from Bengaluru to Kanyakumari, and Train No. 16525 runs in the reverse direction.
Indian Railways: Route; Termini: Thiruvananthapuram Central Mangalore Central: Stops: 28: Distance travelled: 620 km (390 mi) Average journey time: 12 hours 20 minutes: Service frequency: Daily: Train number(s) 16603 / 16604: On-board services; Class(es) 2 Tier AC ,3 Tier AC,Sleeper Class,General: Seating arrangements: Yes: Sleeping ...
Average journey time: 25h 55m: Service frequency: Daily [a] Train number(s) 13287 / 13288: On-board services; Class(es) AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved: Seating arrangements: Yes: Sleeping arrangements: Yes: Catering facilities: On-board catering, E-catering: Observation facilities: Large windows: Other ...
The Indian Railways website went online in February 2000 and online ticketing was introduced on 3 August 2002 through IRCTC. [37] Indian Railways now provides multiple channels for passengers to book tickets through website, smartphone apps, SMS, rail reservation counters at train stations, or through private ticket booking counters. Reserved ...