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Railways reduce tatkal charges from October 1
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Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has decided to reduce
the tatkal charges with effect from October 1. The new
tatkal charges will be at the rate of 10 per cent of basic
fare for second class and 30 per cent of basic fare for
all other classes subject to minimum and maximum charges
for each class. The minimum charge for second class (sitting)
is 10 rupees and the maximum will be 15 rupees, for sleeper
class and AC chair car the minimum has been fixed at 75
rupees and the maximum at 150 rupees, while for AC III
and AC II tier classes the minimum will be 200 rupees
with the maximum being 300 rupees. Tatkal tickets will
be issued for actual distance of travel, instead of end-to-end,
subject to the distance restriction applicable to the
train. The same tatkal berth/seat may be booked in multiple
legs till preparation of charts. At the time of preparation
of charts, unutilized portion may be released to the General
RAC/Waiting list passengers. Tatkal facility will be introduced
in executive class of Shatabdi Express trains also, by
earmarking 10 per cent of the accommodation available
that is five seats per coach The existing refund rules
of tatkal tickets will remain unchanged. Earlier, the
Ministry of Railways had decided to reduce the Advance
Reservation Period (ARP) under tatkal scheme from five
days to two days (excluding the date of journey) for journey
commencing with effect from August 1.
-August
24, 2009
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