The Tatkal scheme of Indian railways was introduced to help the
Indian Railways pessengers to book ticket in case of emergencies.
The introduction of 'Tatkal' Scheme by Indian Railways has
been proved beneficial for latecomers. 'Tatkal' is an emergency
reservation scheme. The 'Tatkal' scheme is applicable to more
than 100 trains throughout India. Under this scheme, people
can book their tickets just 5 days before the actual date
of journey. The booking for 'Tatkal' opens at 08:00 hrs IST
five days prior to the definite date of journey. In case,
the train is leaving on the 26th, 'Tatkal' booking will start
at 08:00 hrs IST on the 21st of the respective month.The tatkal
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Indian Railways Obstructiveness
When I reached Delhi next day I tried to cancel the ticket from internet, it alerted that this ticket cannot be cancelled from internet as this is i-ticket. Then I checked on the site for more details and found that e-ticket (which you print at your end can be cancelled but i-ticket which is sent to you as a normal railways printed ticket cannot be cancelled online.)
I called up customer care and briefed them about the issue and was told to take this ticket to any computerised booking center, from there you get your ticket cancelled and you will be given TDR (Ticket Deposit Receipt), which further needs to be sent to Chief Commercial Manager, Northern Railways via normal post and then your account will be credited.
My father went to the nearest booking center and was told this kind of cancellation is only done at window no.18 at New Delhi railway station. He went there and got the TDR after standing in queue for 2 hours.
After having gone through such a horrid time and still money is not being refunded. What Indian Railways need to understand that passengers book tickets online because they want to avoid queues and are short of time. They need to have some respect for time of their customers. If they could make cancellation of e-tickets online, it should not be that difficult to do the same for i-tickets. Just hoping Mr. Laloo Prasad and his ministry tries to improve their system of working to cause customers less agony and keep them happy but Indian Railways is a monoply anyways…nobody bothers , customers don’t have a choice.
They also should give an option to customer to book return ticket online at the same time when they are booking their ticket for going to a place. The customer should be charged for courier charges once and should be sent tickets in one courier rather than sending tickets seperately. There mismanagement is causing loss to public and unacceptable gains for courier company.
INDIAN RAILWAYS
EMPLOYMENT NOTICE NO.1/2006(Centralized)
DATE OF ISSUE : 18.02.2006 DATE OF
CLOSING: 18.03.2006 & Time : Upto 17.30 Hrs.
(ONLY FOR CANDIDATES STAYING IN ANDMAN-NICOBAR-LAKSHADWEEP
AND ABROAD CLOSING DATE 03.04.2006 TIME 17.00 HRS.)
Applications from citizen of India addressed to the Assistant Secretary Rly.
Recruitment Board in the format given in this Employment Notice, are invited
for recruitment to the following posts for the different RRBs on or before the
stipulated closing date and time. Candidates are advised to apply to RRB of
their choice for the vacancies of that RRB only. (A) Applications received after
closing date and time will not be entertained. (B) The envelope containing the
Application should be clearly superscribed in RED INK “APPLICATION FOR
THE POST OF ........... Category No....... & Community i.e.
SC/ST/OBC/UR/Ex. Sm. Ex-Servicemen will write ES in addition to community.
(C) Each candidate should send only one application for a post. If a candidate
submits more than one applications for same post of same RRB, his
candidature will be cancelled. (D) Applications should be sent by ordinary post
or dropped in boxes kept in concerned Railway Recruitment Board's Office for
this purpose. Applications received by registered post/courier or speed post will
not be acknowledged. (E) Candidates must fill in the application form in their
own handwriting and must sign, put clear thumb impression themselves.
Otherwise their candidature will be cancelled if detected at any stage. (F)
Candidate should note that the date of Written Examination for these
posts has been fixed as below : (1) Sec. Enggineer(s) - 28.05.2006 (2) Jr.
Enggineer (s) 28.05.2006 (3) A.S.M. 18.06.2006 (4) Assistant Loco
Pilot/Motor Man - 04.06.2006(5) Goods Guard - 02.07.2006 (G) As the
examination of the similar category will be conducted by all RRB’s
(including those who have advertised recently) on same date therefore
candidates are advised to apply to one RRB for that particular post. (H)
The details regarding posts & vacancies for different RRB’s are as below :
NAME OF RRB : RANCHI, ADDRESS : THE MEMBER SECRETARY,
Railway Recruitment Board, Chutia, RANCHI, (JHARKHAND) - 834001
Cat. No. of Vacancies Med. Age
No.
Name of Post/Pay
Scale SC ST OBC UR Ex.SM Total St. in
Years
01. A.S.M./4500-7000 09 04 16 31 06* 60 A-2 18-30
02. Jr. Engineer-II
(Elect.)/5000-8000
02 04 12 19 04* 37 B-1 18-30
03. Sec. Engg.
(Elect.)/6500-
10500
03 01 03 14 02* 21 B-1 20-32
DATE OF ISSUE : 18.02.2006 DATE OF
CLOSING: 18.03.2006 & Time : Upto 17.30 Hrs.
(ONLY FOR CANDIDATES STAYING IN ANDMAN-NICOBAR-LAKSHADWEEP
AND ABROAD CLOSING DATE 03.04.2006 TIME 17.00 HRS.)
Applications from citizen of India addressed to the Assistant Secretary Rly.
Recruitment Board in the format given in this Employment Notice, are invited
for recruitment to the following posts for the different RRBs on or before the
stipulated closing date and time. Candidates are advised to apply to RRB of
their choice for the vacancies of that RRB only. (A) Applications received after
closing date and time will not be entertained. (B) The envelope containing the
Application should be clearly superscribed in RED INK “APPLICATION FOR
THE POST OF ........... Category No....... & Community i.e.
SC/ST/OBC/UR/Ex. Sm. Ex-Servicemen will write ES in addition to community.
(C) Each candidate should send only one application for a post. If a candidate
submits more than one applications for same post of same RRB, his
candidature will be cancelled. (D) Applications should be sent by ordinary post
or dropped in boxes kept in concerned Railway Recruitment Board's Office for
this purpose. Applications received by registered post/courier or speed post will
not be acknowledged. (E) Candidates must fill in the application form in their
own handwriting and must sign, put clear thumb impression themselves.
Otherwise their candidature will be cancelled if detected at any stage. (F)
Candidate should note that the date of Written Examination for these
posts has been fixed as below : (1) Sec. Enggineer(s) - 28.05.2006 (2) Jr.
Enggineer (s) 28.05.2006 (3) A.S.M. 18.06.2006 (4) Assistant Loco
Pilot/Motor Man - 04.06.2006(5) Goods Guard - 02.07.2006 (G) As the
examination of the similar category will be conducted by all RRB’s
(including those who have advertised recently) on same date therefore
candidates are advised to apply to one RRB for that particular post. (H)
The details regarding posts & vacancies for different RRB’s are as below :
NAME OF RRB : RANCHI, ADDRESS : THE MEMBER SECRETARY,
Railway Recruitment Board, Chutia, RANCHI, (JHARKHAND) - 834001
Cat. No. of Vacancies Med. Age
No.
Name of Post/Pay
Scale SC ST OBC UR Ex.SM Total St. in
Years
01. A.S.M./4500-7000 09 04 16 31 06* 60 A-2 18-30
02. Jr. Engineer-II
(Elect.)/5000-8000
02 04 12 19 04* 37 B-1 18-30
03. Sec. Engg.
(Elect.)/6500-
10500
03 01 03 14 02* 21 B-1 20-32
Indian Rail Packages
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Indian Railway Map
 click on any part of map for enlarged view | « The Map is divided into sections. Click on any part of the map on left to view details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insets having greater detail of the suburban section of the metros:
Map Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This map is corrected upto August 2001. This is a personal effort without any official sanction or help. While all reasonable care has been taken to ensure accuracy, I do not take the responsibility for any liability arising out of incorrect details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . With the help of the Trains At A Glance and the various Zonal Timetables published by the Indian Railways, along with regular atlases. I also acknowlege the encouraging help received from various IRFCA members especially relating to current developments. |
Here it finally is. The map I worked pretty hard for. Essentially what I did is took the TAAG map as a reference and then added in all the details from the zonal TT maps, added in other information culled from other sources, and finally had a good look at what felt missing and added that in.
Indian Railways Home Page
Indian Railways (Hindi: भारतीय रेल Bhâratîya Rail), abbreviated as IR (भारे), is the state owned railway network of India. Ministry of Railways is responsible for the operation, maintenance and growth of the rail network in India, the 5th largest network in world in terms of track length.[2] The railway ministry is headed by a cabinet rank Railways Minister, while the Department is managed by the Railway Board. Indian Railways is neither a private nor a public corporate body; however recently it has adopted a corporate managementstyle. IR has a total state monopoly on India's rail transport. It is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting eighteen million passengers daily[3] and more than two million tonnes of freightdaily.[4] IR is the world's largest commercial or utility employer, with more than 12 million employees.[5] The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country; the routes cover a total length of more than 63,327 km (39,500 miles). As of 2008, IR owned about 225,000 wagons, 45,000 coaches and 8300 locomotives and ran more than 18,000 trains daily, including about 8,984 passenger trains and 9,387 goods trains.[4] Railways were first introduced to India in 1853. By 1947, the year of India's independence, there were forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. IR operates both long distance and suburban rail systems.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the railways.
[edit]Services
[edit]Catering
IRCTC is in charge of catering services on trains and railway stations across India. Depending on the distance covered by the train and average passenger load factor, the railways either equips trains with their own pantry cars or provides meals at select stations en route.
[edit]Online ticketing
IRCTC is better known for changing the face of railway ticketing in India. It pioneered Internet-based rail ticket booking through its website, as well as from mobile phones via GPRS or SMS. Ticket cancellations or modifications can also be done online. In addition to E-tickets, IRCTC also offers I-tickets that are basically like regular tickets except that they are booked online and delivered by post.
Commuters on Mumbai's suburban railway can also book season tickets through the IRCTC website.
IRCTC has also recently launched a loyalty program called "Shubh Yatra" for frequent travellers. Through this program, passengers can avail of discounts on all tickets booked round the year by paying an upfront annual fee.[1]
[edit]Tourism
IRCTC also organizes budget and deluxe package tours for domestic and foreign tourists. A popular tourism package for budget tourists covering important tourist destination across India is Bharat Darshan.[2] Luxury tourism packages are also available, that involve special luxury trains such as:
One may log on to Rail Tourism India.[3] and book Rail Tour Package, Holiday Package, Hotels, Cabs, Tourist Trains online.
Apart from conventional tourism, IRCTC also offers adventure tourism packages that include water sports, adventure and wildlife treks, etc. A provision for customising tours as per specific requirements is also an added attraction.
[edit]Awards and achievements
Within a short span of its going online, the IRCTC website had become the largest and the fastest growing e-commerce website in the Asia-Pacific region, with about six lakh registered users in 2003.[4]
Some of the other awards won by IRCTC are:
- Awarded the National Tourism Award of Excellence by Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India.
- Awarded the National Award for E-Governance, 2007-08 jointly by Department of IT, Govt. of India and Govt. of Haryana.
- Awarded the Genius of the Web Award 2007 for being the "Best E-Governance PSU Site" by CNBC.
- IRCTC Tourism Unit of West Zone declared winner for the category Best Value Leisure Product in Travel and Tourism Fair of India (TTF & OTM 2008) held in Mumbai from 9 to 11 February 2008.
- Won National award for E-Governance for being "Best Citizen Centric Application" for the year 2007-08.
- IRCTC Tourism Unit declared winner for the category Most Innovative Product in Travel and Tourism Fair of India (TTF & OTM 2007) held in Mumbai from 10 to 12 February 2007.
- Won CSI-Nihilent E-Governance award for "Best E-Governance Project" in 2007.
- Won the ICICI Bank Retail Excellence Award in 2005.
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