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Policy instructions regarding Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains

Commercial Circular No. 16 of 2001
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 16 of 2001
TypeCommercial Circular
Topictrain-services
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
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Summary

Policy instructions regarding Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains are permitted to board Rajdhani Express train and shall not-be..

Text of the circular

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

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No. 98/TG.H/9/P . New Delhi, dated 74.03.2001...

The Genetal Managers (Commercial & Personnel),
All Zonal Railways

(Commercial Circular No. 16 of 2001) * लि

Sub: Policy instructions regarding Rajdhani/Shatabdi
Express trains.

Please refer to this Office letter of even number dated 7.6.2000
(Commercial Circular No. 30 of 2000) wherein the policy. ,instructions
regarding travel by Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains have been issued.
After issue of these instructions certain changes have taken place which"
include permitting school passes issued to railway employees in
Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains, Silver Pass holders to avail one extra
berth for eligible family members in First AC of Rajdhani Express trains
on payment of one third difference of fare between IAC and 2AC fare of
Rajdhani Express train, permitting serving officers with pay Rs.22,400/-
and above and retired officers of equivalent status to avail one seat in EC
in Shatabdi Express trains without payment of any fare etc. Accordingly
the instructions issued vide Commercial Circular No. 30 of 2000 dated
7.6.2000 have been modified and the revised instructions incorporating
these and other changes are enclosed for information and necessary
action

(K.V. Ramana ) . ( _
Jt. Director, Establishment(W), — Jt. Director,
Railway Board. Railway

Copy to:- —

1. Director(PRS), CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

2. CCM(PS}s & CCM(PM)s of all Zonal Railways.

3. OSDs/East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar, East Central Railway, Hajipur,

North Central Railway, Allahabad, North Western Railway, Jaipur, South
Western Railway, Bangalore, West Central Railway, Jabalpur.
ED(C&IS), EDV(T), EDTC(R), EDPR, EDFC, EDE, OSD/TC, V(SS}, 06:15,
TG.V, TC-II & E(W) Railway Board. oO ' .
Director General, Professor/Training & Professor/Comml., Railway Staff
College, Vadodara.
The Managing Director, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation, 2nd Floor,
Churchgate Station Building, Mumbai-400 020.
7. General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
(समर, 3 Chelmsford Road, new Delhi. ,
8. Genéral Secretary, All India Railwaymen Federation(AIRF) .4,
State Entry Road, New Delhi. , '
9. Secretary General, Federation of Railway Officers Association(FROA),
Room No. 265-A, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. _ 7
10, Secretary General, Indian Railway Promotee Officer Federation(IRPOF),
Room No, 268, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. '

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नाप,

1. | Whenever a Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express train is introduced on

Zonal Railways, the allotment of reservation quota in that train will 06.

done by Zonal Railways themselves.

Whenever: any Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express train is. given. new...

stoppage, the allotment of quota in that. case will also be done by.

Zonal Railways.

2. Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains are inter-city trains ; .

connecting major cities. The passengers in these trains should be

booked:-

> End-to-end, ie., from originating station to destination station

against general quota.

> From intermediate stations to destination station to the extent

-of quota earmarked at intermediate stations.

> From originating station to intermediate stations to the extent of
quota earmarked for that intermediate station. .

> To meet the demand. of the. passengers from. intermediate व

station to intermediate stations, railway should conduct a
survey to assess the requirements and earmark a fixed quota, if
necessary, against which booking from intermediate stations to

intermediate stations will be done, on first-come-first-served »

basis:

3. In order to have uniformity, various quotas will be defined in |

' different coaches. as under:- . Sittin yyscygek fa

Type of Quotes notes - Class
Rajdhani Express trains | 3AC  . ... 2AC 1AC
EQ, Defence, PHBO, FT & 85-35 AL ed
Duty Pass quota.” ं ' ८
Roadside quota. | ,  AS-4 A-2 HL. Lo
Shatabdi Expresstrains, CC 9 EC
BQ, ‘Defence, PHBO, FT & C-3  -H-l

Duty Pass quota.

Roadside quota’ °°" नव H-1

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