Railways advance reservation: A journey through history and its advantagesIndian Railways is reducing the advance reservation period for train tickets from 120 days to 60 days, effective November 1, 2024. This change, according to the Railways, is intended to benefit passengers by reducing cancellations and no-shows, mitigating fraud, encouraging genuine bookings, and allowing for better planning of special trains. The...
more... shorter reservation period is expected to result in fewer wasted seats and more efficient resource allocation. The Railways claims that this decision is based on insights gained from previous booking experiences and that 60 days is the optimal duration for passengers. The change is not expected to affect the purchase of general class tickets, which are typically bought close to the travel date.
Indian Railways abhi 1 November, 2024 se train tickets ke advance booking period ko 120 days se kam karke 60 days kar raha hai. Railway ka kehna hai ki yeh change passengers ke liye faydemand hoga, kyunki isse cancellations aur no-shows kam honge, fraud ko roka ja sakega, genuine bookings ko...
more... badhava milega aur special trains ki planning behtar ho payegi. Kam reservation period se bekar seats kam honge aur resource allocation bhi efficient ho jayega. Railway ka claim hai ki yeh decision pehle ke booking experiences se mile insights par aadharit hai aur 60 days passengers ke liye optimal duration hai. Is change ka general class tickets ke purchase par koi asar nahin padne wala hai, jo ki aamtaur par travel date ke paas hi kharide jaate hain.