New Delhi: Rail passengers attention! The Indian Railways is cancelling some special trains from December 2021 for three months till February 2022.Also Read - Top 5 Luxury Trains In India IRCTC: Serving Royalty on Wheels | Watch Video
Owing to the operational setbacks in the winter months, in total six pairs of special trains between Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat will be cancelled by IRCTC. So, in case if you are planning to travel, check out the complete list of special trains to be cancelled. Also Read - Bharat Gaurav: Indian Railways To Run Over 180 Theme-Based Tourist Trains | Check Key Highlights Here
Here are the details of the special trains to be cancelled from December 1 onwards:
- Train No. 09017, Bandra Terminus
- Train No. 09018, Haridwar – Bandra Terminus
- Train No. 09403, Ahmedabad – Sultanpur
- Train No. 09404, Sultanpur – Ahmedabad
- Train No. 09407, Ahmedabad – Varanasi
- Train No. 09408, Varanasi – Ahmedabad
- Train No. 09111, Valsad – Haridwar
- Train No. 09112, Haridwar – Valsad
- Train No. 04309, Ujjain – Dehradun bi-weekly special
- Train No. 04310, Dehradun – Ujjain bi-weekly special
Rail passengers will now be able to change the travel dates without cancelling their tickets
Well, what else could you ask for? The Indian Railways has kept this option open for the convenience of the rail passengers. As per the latest developments, the passengers will now be able to change the travel dates without cancelling their tickets in case of change of travel plans. Also Read - Ramayan Express: Indian Railways Withdraws Dress Code For Waiters Hours After Outrage From Seers
What does this mean? This clearly means that now you will be able to prepone or postpone your tickets and also change the boarding destination. How convenient, right?
Moreover, you can also change the boarding station by applying in writing to the station manager or visiting a computerised reservation centre 24 hours before travel. Travellers will now also be able to extend their journey by contacting the ticket checking before or after reaching the destination.
Passengers can surrender the ticket 48 hours before the departure of the train to change the travel date
- Importantly, travellers will be able to prepone or postpone their tickets only once.
- Besides, to change the travel date, passengers can go to the reservation office and surrender the ticket 48 hours before the departure of the train.
- Please note that this facility is only available on offline tickets.
According to IRCTC, the passengers also have the option to prepone and postpone tickets in the higher category or for the same destination, if needed.
Apart from that, the Indian Railways is also allowing passengers to change their boarding station and upgrade their tickets to a higher category. While some features are applicable for offline tickets, others are available for both offline and online tickets.
To obtain more details, visit irctc.co.in.