Tag: Irctc

Bhubaneswar: In order to clear extra rush of passengers, South Central Railway has decided to run two special trains between Secunderabad and Santragachi. The details of the trains have been given below. As per a press release issued by the South Central Railways, Train No. 02513 Secunderabad – Santragachi special train will depart Secunderabadad at […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Need coaches for a marriage party or a religious tour? Now, it can be done online, according to instructions issued by the railway board. According to a circular by the Railway Board, booking of special trains, coaches, saloons on full tariff rate (FTR) shall now be booked through a “single window booking system” […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In order to avoid extra rush of passengers during the upcoming festival season, the Indian Railways has announced several Holi special trains. Anticipating heavy rush during the Holi festival, Railways has decided to run more special trains for the convenience of railway passengers. Here’s what you need to know. List of trains during […]

Bhubaneswar: To facilitate pilgrims planning to visit sacred destinations across the country, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has come up with an initiative to run a special train from Bhubaneswar that will cover all holy places of Western India at a special discount offer. At a presser organised in Bhubaneswar today, the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: About 94 per cent of the rail commuters want the Indian Railways to refund 50 per cent on Tatkal tickets cancelled six hours before the departure of the train, a survey conducted by social engagement platform Local Circles said. According to the survey, which was conducted few months in relation to the amendment […]

Mumbai: A poster put up by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus depicting a wrong picture of Puri Jagannath shrine has sparked a controversy. According to information, the error in the IRCTC poster was first spotted by Srimandir servitor Shambhu Nath Khuntia during his visit to Mumbai. Khuntia […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Central government is mulling to withdraw the merchant discount rate (MDR) charges which are currently applicable on payments made via debit or credit card for train bookings by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). If the MDR charges are removed, train passengers will have to shell out less for tickets as […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Rail travellers can now heave a sigh of relief as the Centre has decided to do away with service tax on train tickets booked online till March 2018. The deadline for tax exemption which was to end on September this year has been extended till March next year. “The Railway Board has decided […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: To further facilitate passengers, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Wednesday announced that passengers can now pay later for their tickets booked under the tatkal quota on its website. Earlier, such service was only available for the general reservations. For tatkal bookings, passengers had to first pay via online payment […]

Bhubaneswar: The famous appliqué work (chandua in local parlance) of Pipili in Puri district will now find a place on Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)’s website of the Indian Railways for e-marketing. To facilitate national and international market, other art and craft products would also be placed on the website. Union Railway Minister […]

New Delhi: Taking a step towards transparency in catering tariffs in trains, the IRCTC on Friday introduced on-the-spot billing generation for payment of food items on-board trains. “Now passengers will be able to get bill generated on-the-spot on-board trains from Point of Sale (POS) hand-held machines for payment made towards the purchase of food items. […]

New Delhi: Good news for train passengers: the Indian Railways has linked its locomotives via ISRO satellites, making it easy to track trains and automatically feed the control charts about the trains arrival and departure, officials said. “A new beginning has been made in the new year: the train movement information is acquired and fed […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has decided to reserve six more berths in AC-3 tier of Rajdhani, Duranto and other fully air-conditioned trains except the Garib Rath Express. “It has been decided that a reservation quota of six berths in 3AC class of all Rajdhani, Duronto, fully air-conditioned trains should be earmarked for female passengers, […]

Kolkata: An Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) agent was on Sunday arrested for illegally selling ‘tatkal’ tickets to the commuters in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, a Railway Protection Force (RPF) official said. Subarna Kanti Das, an IRCTC agent, was arrested for allegedly buying ‘tatkal’ tickets in bulk using his railway agent code […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, her son Tejashwi Yadav and others in a money laundering case related to the 2006 IRCTC hotels maintenance contract. Special Judge Arun Bhardawaj while granting bail to the accused, who were present in the court room, asked them to […]