Waitlisted ticket NOT coming to an end Waitlisted ticket NOT coming to an end News Indian Railways will no longer issue waiting list train ticket! Really ??? Well, heave a sigh of relief as this news is completely baseless. Trainman <html> <body> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Indian Railways will no longer issue waiting list train ticket! Really ??? Well, heave a sigh of relief as this news is completely baseless.</b> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"> Past some days a news item is in circulation across social media platforms that waiting list train ticket is coming to an end. And then there is a long list of changes that government will be introducing with effect from the same date. Fortunately, all these rumours are false and the news are completely fake and baseless. Government of India has issued a clarification on the same, negating all the news articles that have been floating around. </p> <div class="admob-ads"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive Blog --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7159304429864193" data-ad-slot="5773289261" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"> Press Information Bureau has released a circular on 22.06.2016 giving clarifications on rumors and has given information saying: </p> <ol> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"> There are NO new changes being introduced from July 01, 2016. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"> No change in waiting ticketing system, and railways will <b>continue to sell waiting tickets</b> through both online and PRS counters. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"> No change is issued on refund rules for normal as well as Tatkal tickets, and rules will remain the same that are there since November, 2015. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"> Booking time for Tatkal ticket for AC Class is 10:00 AM and for Non AC class it is 11:00 AM one day in advance of actual date of journey excluding date of journey. This was introduced last year itself and will continue to be as it is. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"> There is no proposal to discontinue paper tickets for Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains and for that matter in any class of train. However, for passengers booking tickets online (i.e. E-Tickets) the tickets received by sms is a valid authority for travel along with permissible proof of identity. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"> Railways will introduce its new railway time table in the month of October, 2016. </p> </li> </ol> <div class="admob-ads"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive Blog 2 --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7159304429864193" data-ad-slot="9989836060" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"> To know more on the circular and clarification by Ministry of Railways, please read <a href=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=146434>this official government circular</a>. Download Trainman App to find train between station, train enquiry, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.trainman.trainmanandroidapp"> Check PNR Status</a> and Indian railway seat availability along with train fare. <br> <br> <img class="replace-for-mobile" style="text-align: center;" src="/static/blog/images/keep-calm-and-ignore-rumours.png" alt="keep-calm-and-ignore-rumours" width="100%"> </p> </body> </html>

Waitlisted ticket NOT coming to an end

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  • June 23, 2016
Indian Railways will no longer issue waiting list train ticket! Really ??? Well, heave a sigh of relief as this news is completely baseless.

Past some days a news item is in circulation across social media platforms that waiting list train ticket is coming to an end. And then there is a long list of changes that government will be introducing with effect from the same date. Fortunately, all these rumours are false and the news are completely fake and baseless. Government of India has issued a clarification on the same, negating all the news articles that have been floating around.

Press Information Bureau has released a circular on 22.06.2016 giving clarifications on rumors and has given information saying:

  1. There are NO new changes being introduced from July 01, 2016.

  2. No change in waiting ticketing system, and railways will continue to sell waiting tickets through both online and PRS counters.

  3. No change is issued on refund rules for normal as well as Tatkal tickets, and rules will remain the same that are there since November, 2015.

  4. Booking time for Tatkal ticket for AC Class is 10:00 AM and for Non AC class it is 11:00 AM one day in advance of actual date of journey excluding date of journey. This was introduced last year itself and will continue to be as it is.

  5. There is no proposal to discontinue paper tickets for Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains and for that matter in any class of train. However, for passengers booking tickets online (i.e. E-Tickets) the tickets received by sms is a valid authority for travel along with permissible proof of identity.

  6. Railways will introduce its new railway time table in the month of October, 2016.

To know more on the circular and clarification by Ministry of Railways, please read this official government circular. Download Trainman App to find train between station, train enquiry, Check PNR Status and Indian railway seat availability along with train fare.

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