Yes. the lower seat should be reserved for senior citizens or all above age of 50 if the ticked is booked at least 2 days before of leaving the train. There may be a case that senior citzien has bookd the ticket at last moment where there the lower seat was not available. HOWEVER, BEST SYSTEM IS RAILWAY SHOULD INFORM PRIOR TO BOOKING THE SEAT STATUS SO THAT IN CASE OF UPPER SEAT ONE CAN LEAVE THE BOOKING. more
Exactly that is what the rail ticket booking customers have been asking for. We are in the dark till we pay for the ticket. The Berth status of Ticket should appear before the payment is made , so that the passenger can go for another train or another date. Why are the Railways keeping the Brth / Seat status of ticket close to the chest till money is paid. more
The software system should be adjusted in such a way to allot lower berths to Sr. Citizens, Disabled persons and Pregnant women by alloting Middle and Upper berths to others according to age more
To discourage young people from booking lower berths, IR should charge 10% extra fare for lower berths as the rent for ground floor house is much more than upper floors. more
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has transformed rail travel for the common man in India. Its online ticket booking system, launched in August 2002, is a technological bo...
IRCTC’s Market Cap is Around ₹64,000 Crore Takes ₹20/30 Convenience Fee for Booking Cancellation Charges (₹60/Upto 50% of Ticket) Still App Crashes Often, Fai...
Spurred by the meaningful responses from the learned members on the Topic ''Restoration of ravel concessions for seniors'' Some more inputs : The idea of curbing the perks enjoyed by ra...
The withdrawal of senior citizens' travel concessions during the COVID-19 pandemic was a prudent measure at the time. It helped minimize travel and reduce the risk of infection, especially for a vu...
When government has 20 lakh crore to waive off of rich and regularly waiving off billions of loan this question is invalid that why the concession of rich should not be restores. There is no intent...
Before the covid, the senior citizens used to get 40-50% concession in the rail fares. But the railways stopped this concession giving the reason of covid. However even after 4 years of disappearan...
I actually thought it would work the other way — reducing tout activity! This is what happens when we book on the very first day of the 120-day advance booking window: waitlists st...
Whatever railway research say that when 120 days was there for advance booking people didn't cancel the ticket and other people didn't get the chance to travel. First Railways get advance payment...
Rail travel in India, esp during festivals, continues to be painful. The wait is endless, first for tickets, then for trains. Some delayed more than 10 hrs. Fancy VandeBharat 2 hrs late so far! No ...
Message from a friend Trains are late by 8-10 hours. I booked a train to go home for the festival, and the night before, I found out that the train was going to be 8 hours late. So, I c...
By Sneha Goyal
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