Booking of reserved tickets by Foreign Tourists online – IRCTC NEW RULES

Booking of reserved tickets by Foreign Tourists online – IRCTC NEW RULES

Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

No. 2017/TG-I/20/P/FT Quota

New Delhi, Dated: 14.07.2017

Chief Commercial Managers, All Zonal Railways

Managing Director, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.54 OF 2017)

Sub: Booking of reserved tickets by Foreign Tourists online.

As present facility of booking reserved tickets by Foreign Tourists upto 360 days in advance is available while booking on. the authority of Ind Rail Passes, through GSAs (available in five countries) or at ITB centers in India. With a view to facilitate foreign tourists to book tickets online in advance, it has been decided to extend them the facility to book reserved tickets upto 365 days in advance through internet. This will be in addition to Foreign Tourist Quota being earmarked at present. A detailed scheme on this account along with clarification issued to ORIS is enclosed.

2. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned (especially reservation staff and ticket checking staff) to educate them about the features of this scheme and also that of charging of fare for Foreign Tourist Quota within Advance Reservation Period.

3. It is requested that these instructions may be implemented with immediate effect. Wide publicity about this facility should be given through all possible means.

Sd/-
(Vikram Singh)
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board

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Source: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in