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Whatis the booking procedure for Circular journey Tickets

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Whatis the booking procedure for Circular journey Tickets?

Once your itinerary is finalised, you can approach the Divisional
Commercial Managers of the Division or Station Managers of certain
major stations to which the journey commencing station belongs.

The Divisional Commercial Manager or the station authorities will
then calculate the cost of the tickets based on your itinerary. He will
also inform the Station Manager concerned of the same, in the
prescribed format. You can purchase Circular Journey Tickets by
presenting this form at the Booking Office of the station from where
you propose to start your journey. After purchasing the Circular
Journey Ticket, you must approach the Reservation Office to
reserve your accommodation for various laps of your journey. You will
then be issued reserved tickets for the journey.

How do | book-a special tourist car/coaches/saloons/ special
trains on Full Tariff Rates.

All the trains/coaches/saloons, etc. on Full Tariff Rates (FTR) shall
now be booked through single widnow booking system by Indian
Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Any
Individual/party/Government agency desirous of booking
trains/coaches on FTR can register online directly or approach
IRCTC’s Regional/Headquarters’ Office, through mail, telephone, etc.
IRCTC will co-ordinate with Railways for booking of special
trains/coaches on FTR and shall levy facilitation charge @ 5% of the
total fare for booking of special trains/coaches/saloons on FTR on
behalf of the individual/ party/Government agency, etc. for co-
ordination work which include registration of indent, obtaining
confirmation from Railways, getting the rate advice from the
nominated Officer/staff of nominated stations and in turn advise the
fare to party/individual/Govt. agency, deposit of fares, submission of
the folder/receipts after completion of the journey, cancellation of
indent, etc.. Registration of special trains/ coaches/saloons on FTR
shall be made minimum one month in advance and not beyond six
months of the date of proposed journey. No manual booking/booking
through UTS is permitted except for Paramilitary Defense Forces.

The charges applicable are as under:-
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Security Deposit @ of Rs. 50,000/- per coach.

Point to point fare on round trip basis.

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c) 30% service charge on point to point round trip basis.
) Empty haulage charge for minimum 200 Kms.

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e) Detention charge for detention of coach, if any.

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f) GST @ 5% of total fare in case of AC and First class coaches are
utilised.

(g) Superfast charge for Superfast service, etc.

(h) Engine detention charge for detention of engine in case of special
train, etc.

OTHER;

No concession is permissible even for senior citizens and children in
such special trains/coaches/saloons, etc.

Now let’s tell you about booking your luggage.
Booking of Luggage:
How much luggage am | allowed to carry?

Each passenger is allowed a Free Allowance up to which he can
carry luggage with him in the compartment, free of cost. The Free

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Allowance varies for different classes of travel. Children aged 5 and
below 12 years are allowed half of the Free Allowance subject to the
maximum of 50kg. You are also permitted a Marginal Allowance as
indicated in the table.

Free
Allowance
(Maximum

Limit)

70 kgs.

Maximum
Limit
(Kgs)

Class Marginal
Allowance

for luggage

AC First Class

AC 2-Tier Sleeper/
First Class

AC 3-Tier Sleeper/
AC Chair Car

150 15 kgs

10 kgs.

Sleeper Class
(Exp/Ordinary)

10 kgs.

Second Class
(Exp/Ordinary)

10 kgs.

Luggage beyond the above quantity can be booked in
advance and carried in the brake-van.

What if my luggage exceeds the Free Allowance?

If your luggage marginally exceeds the Free Allowance, you
will be charged at normal rates. Above marginal allowance
penalty will be charged, if detected. Make sure to book your
excess baggage in the Luggage Office, pay the prescribed
charges and get your tickets endors

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