Condition of Carrying Identity Card Extended to All Classes of Reserved Train Tickets including Reserved Second Class and Sleeper Class.

The New Provision will Come into effect from 1st December 2012
 
   The Move AIMS to Facilitate the Travel of Bonafide and Legitimate Passengers and to Reduce the Scope for Misuse of Reserved Ticketing System by Unscrupulous Elements/Middleman
 
  The List of Prescribed Proofs of Identity has been Expanded to Cover more Variety of Photo Identity Cards for the Convenience of the Passengers
 
 
            In a major initiative to further facilitate the travel of bonafide and legitimate passengers and to reduce the scope for misuse of reserved ticketing system by unscrupulous elements/middlemen, the Ministry of Railways has decided to extend the condition of carrying original proof of identity during travel on reserved tickets issued through Passenger Reservation System (PRS) for all reserved classes including ‘Reserved Second Class (2S)’, ‘Sleeper Class (SL)’, ‘III Economy Class (3E)’ and ‘First Class (FC)’.  This change in policy will come into effect from 1st December 2012.

            Further, the Ministry of Railways has also decided to expand the list of prescribed proofs of identity to include photo identity cards having serial numbers issued by public sector undertakings of State/Central Government, District Administrations, Municipal Administrations and Panchayat Administrations.

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Yardstick for opening of additional reservation counter at the existing computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) location

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Bharat Sarkar)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Rail Mantralya)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

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No.2010/TG-l/20/P/Counter  New Delhi, dated 01.06.2011

Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 23 OF 2011)

Sub: Yardstick for opening of additional reservation counter at the existing computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) location

   At present, there is no uniform yardstick for opening of additional reservation counter at existing computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centers. Zonal Railways have been following varying yardsticks for this purpose.

   2. The issue has been examined in consultation with Zonal Railways and keeping in view the present working hours of the Reservation Centers, it has been decided that at those locations where daily average number of transactions per shift per counter are 180 or more, Railways can take action to open additional counters subject to availability of manpower, space and other infrastructure.

   3. Please acknowledge the receipt.

sd/-

(V.K. Sharma)

Director Traffic Commercial (G)-II

Railway Board

Source; www.indianrailways.gov.in

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