Bharat Darshan Trains I Aastha Circuit Trains

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Bharat Darshan Trains I Aastha Circuit Trains of Bharat Darshan / Aashta trains and decided that the charging

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GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA (SHARAT
SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAIL MANTRALAYA)
RAILWAY
SOARD
NO.2012ffourism/450/1
New Delhi, dated the
13 April, 2017
The General Manager,
All Indian Railways.
The Chairman Cum Managing Director,
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd.,
IRCTC Corporate Office,
B-148, 11thFloor, Statesman House,
Barakhamba Road
I New Delhi 110001.
(Commercial Circular No.1'
of 2017)
Sub:
Bharat Darshan Trains I Aastha Circuit Trains
Ref:
Railway Soard
letter Nos. (i) TC1I/20041Tourism/140/6.Pt dated
5.11.2004,
(ii)
No:20041Tourism/140/6
dated
30.11.2005,
09.12.2005
and
04.01.2008
(iii)
No.20121Tourism/450/1
dated
24.10.2014,10.11.2014,27.02.2015,27.08.2015
and 10.11.2016
Ministry
of Railways (Railway Board) has reviewed the charging principles
and composition
of Bharat Darshan / Aashta trains and decided that the charging
principles and composition
as under:
(i)
Sleeper
class
Mail/Express
fare for GSCN
coaches
and for 3AC
coach the fare for 3AC shall be levied on telescopic
basis
for entire
journey
for the carrying capacity of the train. This amount shall be
escalated
by
20%.
No
concession,
including
senior
citizen
concession,
will be allowed and every passenger will be charged full
fare, including
children,
as per carrying
capacity
or as per actual
capacity,
whichever
is more. Additional
charges
for 10 seats per
SLR will be levied at second class Mail/Express
fare on telescopic
basis,
escalated
by 20%, for entire journey.
Pantry
Car will
be
charged at 50% of normal rate. In case luggage portion is utilized for
booking luggage, normal charges would be applicable for the entire
trip;
otherwise
the
luggage
portion
should
be locked.
No other
charge will be levied additionally.
(ii)
The
composition
of
Bharat
Darshan
/ Aastha
trains
will
be
15
coaches comprising
12 GSCN + 1 WCB + 2 SLRs.
IRCTC will be
provided with 1 additional
3 AC coach whenever
there is demand
and availability.
All the coaches shall be utllised by IRCTC.
(iii)
The passenger tariff of Bharat Darshan / Aastha trains will be in the
range of Rs. 800 - 900 per person per day in Sleeper
class and
RS.1100 per person per day in 3 AC class respectively.
(Cont'd on page 2) .

-2- '" '.'
(iv)
There shall be 4 rakes for operation
of Bharat
Darshan I Aastha
trains.
2.
The above charging principle and composition
of Bharat Darshan I Aastha
trains will be valid till 31.03.2018.
'
3.
This issues with the concurrence
of Finance Directorate
of the Ministry of
Railways (Railway Board).
No.2012fTourism/450/1
~
(Shelly Srivastava)
Director (Tourism & Catering)
Railway Board
New Delhi, dated the /3 April, 2017
Copy to:
1.
Dy. Comptroller
& Auditor General of India (Railways),
Room No. 224, Rail
Shawan, New Delhi with 36 spares.
FA&CAOs, All Indian Railways.
Principal Directors of Audit, All Indian Railways.
U>--,~,t"rr!-
For Financial Commissioner/Railways
New Delhi, dated the 13 April, 2017
2.
3.
No.2012fTourism/450/1
Copy to:
1.
CRB, MT, FC, Secretary, DG/RHS, Railway Board.
2.
AM(S),
Adv.
(Finance),
AM/IT,
AM(C),
Adv.
(Vig.),
Adv.(Chg),
EDF(C),
EDPM,
ED(A) ,
ED(C&IS),
EDTC(R),
EDV(T),
ED/Safety,
DPR,
CFC,
TC(CR), V(SS), PR, Health & F(C) Branches, Railway Board.
-
3.
General
Manager,
Centre
for
Railway
Information
System
(CRIS),
Chanakyapuri,
Near National Rail Museum, New Delhi.
4.
Director General, National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara.
5.
Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., Navi Mumbai.
6.
General Manager, Metro Railway, Kolkata.
7.
CCMs, All Indian Railways.
8.
COMs, All Indian Railways.
9.
Chief Commissioner
of Railway Safety, Lucknow.
(Shelly Srivastava)
Director (Tourism & Catering)
Railway Board

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