Indian Railways: Now ticket reservation will also be done at the counter
New Delhi, 21 May 2020: After the rush for tickets on today on IRCTC website for the regular trains starting from June 1, the railways have announced that people can purchase tickets from counters also. As of 4 pm, tickets for 5.51 lakh passengers were booked for a total of 101 trains.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said in the wake of the ticket booking, “From Friday, about one and a half lakh community service centres (CSCs) of the country will start ticketing of railway tickets.” Railways have said that apart from this, tickets will also be sold at the reservation counters at railway stations and railway premises. A full refund will be provided for cancelled tickets for special trains running from June 1.
People are getting tickets for return too
Railway Minister Goyal said in an interview to BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on social media that tickets are not only being booked by the metros to go to small cities and districts but also ‘reverse booking’ of tickets is being done. That is, return tickets are being booked with people leaving. He said, ‘Return tickets are being made the most from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Orissa.’
Number of trains will increase
From June 1, it has been decided to run a total of 200 trains AC and non-AC for different states of the country. Railway Minister said that soon the number of trains will be increased. Goyal said that given the convenience of the railway passengers, the ticket booking facility will be provided at some railway stations soon in the next two-three days based on the new protocol. This decision is being taken keeping in mind those who do not have facilities like computers or mobile apps in remote areas
