Time limit for advance rail reservation

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS -RAILWAY BOARD

No. 2007/TG-1/20/P/ARP/e-file New Delhi, dated 16.10.2024

To:

Principal Chief Commercial Manager,

All Zonal Railways

Managing Director,

CRIS Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

Subject: Time limit for Advance Reservations.

Ref: Instructions issued vide No. 2007/TG-1/20/P dated 27.02.2015

(Commercial Circular No. 11 of 2015)

It has been decided that with effect from 01.11.2024, the existing time limit for advance reservations by trains will be reduced from 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey) as mentioned below:

1. With effect from 01.11.2024, the ARP (Advance Reservation Period) will be of 60 days (excluding the day of journey) and bookings will be done accordingly. However, all the bookings done up to 31.10.2024 under the ARP of 120 days will remain intact

2. Cancellations of the bookings made beyond the ARP of 60 days will, however, be permitted.

3. There will be no change in the case of certain daytime express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express, etc., where lower time limits for advance reservations are, at present, in force.

4. There will also be no change in the case of the limit of 365 days for Foreign Tourists

Wide publicity through all possible means may be given for the information of the general public

(Sanjay Manocha)