Railways eases Booking of Coaches in Train

New Delhi Feb 17: The Indian railways has revamped some of the procedures and issued a new circular. According to new circular " booking of special trains, coaches, saloons on full tariff rate (FTR) shall now be booked through a single window booking system of the Indian Railway Tourism and Catering Corporation (IRCTC)."

The circular added that "Henceforth, any individual or party seeking to book trains/coaches on FTR shall approach the IRCTC and the IRCTC will book trains/coaches online on behalf of the individual or party."

Earlier people should have undergone many processes to book coaches on the train.Official have said that "Mostly special trains or coaches were booked by travel agencies taking tour parties for religious tours, by MNCs taking employees for trips, schools booking for educational tours and even individuals traveling with a large contingent".