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Revision of certain fulés in Chapters Ill & IV of IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, Part (Vol. 0 relating to booking of..

Commercial Circular No. 37 of 2001 · 2001-05-03
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 37 of 2001
File numberNo. TCH/2033/2000/Policy.
Date2001-05-03
TypeCommercial Circular
Topictrain-services
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
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Revision of certain fulés in Chapters Ill & IV of IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, Part | (Vol. 0 relating to booking of.. (b) Special coaches: The authorization for attachment of special coaches

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(भारत सरकार) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
(रेल मंत्रालय) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No. TCH/2033/2000/Policy. New Delhi, dated 9.9-5.2001
Gérieral Managers (Comml.)/OSDs er cere
_ All Indian Railways. aa

Sub: Revision of certain fulés in Chapters Ill & IV of IRCA
Coaching Tariff No. 25, Part | (Vol. 0 relating to booking of...
Reserved Carriages, Tourist Cars, Saloons & Special Trains.

‘The rules for Booking of Special Coaches and Special Trains are appearing
in Chapter Il] & IV of above mentioned Coaching Tariff. In supersession of this
Ministry’s letter of even number dated 3.5.2001, sorne of the rules contained in

chapters Iii & IV of above mentioned Tariff have been revised/amended. The

revised rules shall com come Into effect from 1° June 2001. 4% june 2001. The revised rules No.
305, 308, 312, 401, 401.1 & 407.3 and | two new rules 313-A & 406 are as under: -

(1) (@) Reservation of compartments in train services. ~ Rules
301 to 304 are applicable to reservation of compartments.in coaches on regular
composition of trains. oe

(b) Special coaches: The authorization for attachment of special coaches
in regular trains would be for - -

(i) Extra coaches for clearance of extra rush/vait list passengers or coaches
attached in public interest in regular trains. This would: include extra rush
generated due to block booking. :

है (ii) Chartered seaches requested by Indian Railway Catering & Tourism
Corporation (IRCTC), known as IRCTC coaches, to promote tourism. —_.. ;

हो) Special coma? 29 ether than IRCTC coaches on Full Tariff Rates (FTR) in
regular trains. . के

(c) Priority for attachment of special coaches: Normally first preference
should be given to advance programmed chartered coaches of IRCTC. Thereafter
preference for’clearance of waiting list passengers followed by preference to
coaches attached on FTR. : पा

(वी Reservation of carriages to be hauled by regular trains न Application
for reservation of carriages must be made through the station managers to the
Chief Passenger Traffic Manager of the Railway giving details of the destination,
route to be followed halts en-route and specific train to which. the
coach/saloon/Tourist car is to be attached at least 30 days in advance and hot
more than 6 months prier ia the commencement of the journey. In case any parly
wishes to requisition a special coach/satoon/tourist car at short noticé Le. iess than

30 days notice, specific permission must be obtained for this from the Chief

Passenger Traffic Manager. It will be sole discretion of the Railway Administration '
te allot a special coach/saloon/Tourist car and. programme its moven.unt,.-
depending upon the availability of coaches, paths and other opetational

considerations

(2) (a) Security deposit-cum-Registration charge for FTR coaches:
saloonsitourist cars in regular trains - An amount as prescribed from time to
time, which at present is Rs. 10,000/-, as registration charge-cum security deposit
per coach/saloon/ourist car will be payable at the station from where, the
proposed journey will commence, of this half will be retained as security deposit
and the balance amount would be adjusted against the fare payable at the time of

booking. The-security deposit will be refunded by the Station Manager of the -
originating station on completion of the tour after adjusting any other amount of ''

extra detention ete.

(>) The deposit charges for allotment o eserved carriagesisaloon:
tourist cars for journeys performed by railway employees and their families

on privilege pass & passes/PTOs would be an amount as prescribed from time to
time, which at present is Rs. 10,000/- per coach uniformly for carriages/tourist
cars/saloons, etc. , ः ः न

Note: - Tourists are exempted from paying the deposit for reserved carriage

provided: - |

() They apply through recognized Tourist Agents who should give a
guarantee to the Railways. ~

(ii) Their journeys are sp

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