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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | reservation |
to provide advanced reservation system at all major stations through Passenger Reservation System (PRS) ticketing windows.
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# RESERVATION
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# Introduction
How Ind. Rlys receives it revenue ?
1.Coaching traffic 2. Freight traffic 3. Sundries earnings.
In Coaching traffic - Un reserved tickets & Reserved tickets.
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# What are the main sources of IR’s revenue?
Broadly, the source of the IR’s earnings divide into three major heads.
They are Coaching, Goods and Sundries.
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# What are “Coaching” Earnings?
The earnings that IR receives by transporting the ‘Public’ through Coaches is called Coaching earnings.
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# How IR provides Reservations?
Railways provide sitting, sleeper, special coaches and special trains, tourist trains and saloons etc.
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# What is Reservation ?
When a confirmed seat or berth is allotted to a passenger for his/her j ourney, it is called “Reservation”
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# The system of Computerized Advanced Railway Reservation Ticketing over Indian Railways?
The system of Computerized Advanced Railway Reservation Ticketing over Indian Railways was started at New Delhi, in 1986.
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# CRIS
Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) has developed a software, which is called “Countrywide Network for Computerized Enhanced Reservation and Ticketing System” (CONCERT) across all over India.
to provide advanced reservation system at all major stations through Passenger Reservation System (PRS) ticketing windows.
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# What is ARP ?
Advance reservation period excluding date of journey
Foreign tourists -- 365 Days(online)
Bulk booking (>6) -- 120 days (From
09.00 hrs on the opening day)
Other passengers -- 120 days
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# What is CNF, RAC, WL, PQWL, RLWL
Status of Reserved tickets
CNF - Confirmed Seat / Berth
RAC - Reservation Against Cancellation
WL - Waiting List
PQWL - Pooled Quota Waiting List
RLWL - Remote Location Waiting List
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# GENERAL RULES FOR RESERVATION
Reservation - confirmed seat or berth allotted
Reservation is made on “first come first served basis”
Made only by notified trains.
Valid by particular train and date only.
Made on submission of application.
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# GENERAL RULES FOR RESERVATION
Reservation done on purchase of a journey ticket.
Ministers, M.Ps, and Railway officers can request reservation over phone.
Fresh reservation charge collected
After every break of journey
Postponement or Advancement of journey and Change of class.
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# GENERAL RULES FOR RESERVATION
Only one form is accepted at a time.
Maximum 6 persons in one form.
Tatkal -4 persons
Reservation for more than 6 persons done with the permission of SM / CRS / DCM.
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# GENERAL RULES FOR RESERVATION
Sleeping facility: during night - 22:00 hrs to 06:00 am
For change of Boarding Point: upto 4 hrs, SDT.
For Pre-ponement/Postponement : 48 hrs bef. SDT.
For change of name Gen Public, NCC Cadets & Govt. employees: Apply 24 hrs bef. SDT.
For change of name of marriage party: 48 hrs bef.SDT.
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# Classes of accommodation on Indian Railways
| Class | Code | Alpha Code | Min. Distance for charge (KM) | Min Baic Fare at min. Distance Rs. | Reservation Charge Rs. | SupplementaryChargesfor Superfast Train Rs. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AC First Class | 1A | H | 300 | 1047/986 (Peak/Lean) | 60 | 75 |
| AC 2 Tier | 2A | A | 300 | 613/593 (Peak/Lean) | 50 | 45 |
| First Class | FC | F | 100 | 230 | 50 | 45 |
| AC 3-Tier | 3A | B | 300 | 428 | 40 | 45 |
| AC Chair Car | CC | C | 150 | 205 | 40 | 45 |
| Sleeper Class | SL | S | 200 | 120 | 20 | 30 |
| Second Clas | 2S/II | D | 50 | 29 | 15 | 15 |
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