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Introduction of Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme -- “VIKALP”

Commercial Circular No. 61 of 2015 · 2015-10-14
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 61 of 2015
File numberNo. 2007/TG-1/20/P/ATAS
Date2015-10-14
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicreservation
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded
Official PDFindianrailways.gov.in

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Introduction of Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme -- “VIKALP”, b) Train source station of main train and alternate train can be from

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ~
(RAILWAY BOARD)
KEK

No. 2007/TG-1/20/P/ATAS New Delhi, dated 14.10.2015

The Chief Commercial Manager, CMD/IRCTC, MD/CRIS, Chanakyapuri,
Northern Railway, New Delhi . New Delhi. New Delhi

(Commercial Circular No. 61 of 2015)

Sub: Introduction of Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme --
“VIKALP”,

With a view to provide confirmed accommodation to waitlisted passengers and
also to ensure optimal utilisation of available accommodation, a scheme called
“VIKALP” has been conceptualised and is being introduced w.e.f. 01.11.2015 initially
only for the tickets booked through internet as a pilot project for six months, on Delhi-
Lucknow & Delhi-Jammu sectors of Northern Railway. In this scheme, wait listed
passengers of a train can opt for confirmed accommodation in alternate trains. The
salient features of this scheme are enclosed.

2. It is requested that a wide publicity may be given to the features of this scheme
for information of general public.

DA: As above . Ram

(Vikram Singh)
Director Passenger Marketing

Railway Board
Copy to:

1 CCMs, all Zonal Railways (except Northern Railway)

2. . CCM/PMs and CCM/PSs, all Zonal Railways.

3. ADG/PR, EDV(T), EDFC, DF(C), OSD/TC, F(C) & V(SS) branches of Railway Board.

4. GGM/IT/IRCTC, B 148, 11th Floor, Statesman House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi - 110001

5. General Manager/PRS-I, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

6 Director General, Professor/Training & Professor/Commercial Railway Staff College, Vadodara.

7 The Principals, Zonal Railway Training Institutes, Central Railway/Bhusawal, Eastern
Railway/Bhuli-Dhanbad, Northern Railway/Chandausi, East Central railway/Muzaffarpur, NF
Railway/Alipurduar, Southern Railway/Trichy, South Central Railway/Moula Ali, SE
Railway/Sini, North Western Railway/Udaipur.

8. Director, Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management, Hardoi Bypass Road, Manak Nagar,
Lucknow-226001 1.

9. General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR), 3, Chelmsford Road, New
Delhi.

10. General Secretary, All India Railwaymen Federation ( AIRF), 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi.

11. Secretary General, Federation of Railway Officers Association (FROA), Room No. 370, Rail

Bhawan, New Delhi.

12. Secretary General, Indian Railways Promotee Officers Federation (IRPOF), Room No. 268, Rail
Bhawan, New Delhi.

13. Secretary General, All India RPF Association, Room No. 256-D, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

14. CTM, Metro Railway, Metro Rail Bhawan, 33/1, .L. Nehru Road, Kolkata-71.

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ALTERNATE TRAIN ACCOMMODATION SCHEME — “VIKALP”

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

GENERAL

The Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS) is presently being
launched under the name “Vikalp” on pilot basis only for the tickets
booked through internet on two sectors 1.6. Delhi-Jammu and Delhi-
Lucknow sectors. Based on the feedback it will be provided on PRS and
also. on other sectors.

The scheme is presently being implemented only across Mail/Express
trains of same category.

No extra charges shall be taken from passenger or any refund shall be
provided for difference of fare

The scheme is applicable to all waiting list passengers irrespective of
booking quota and concession. In pilot phase the scheme will be available
on few pre-designated trains in the above sectors only

Under this scheme, Waiting list passengers will give choice to opt for
ATAS scheme.

ATAS opted passengers who remain fully Waitlisted after charting will
only be considered for allotment in the alternate train.

Fully WL passengers opted for ATAS should check PNR status after
charting.

Either all passengers of a PNR or none will be transferred to alternate
train in same class. The passenger can be considered for shifting to a train
leaving from any station amongst the cluster of stations defined by
Railways based on the convenience of the passengers to a station serving
the destination station on the same analogy. .

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