ANI
The duration of trains will be reduced from 120 days to 60 days, the ministry said in a notification issued on October 16. However, Railways has said that keeping in mind the advance reservation period of 120 days, all reservations made till October 31 will remain valid.
The Railway Ministry has announced that the advance railway reservation time has been reduced from 120 days to 60 days and this order will be effective from November 1. The order said that it has been decided that the existing time limit for advance reservation will be implemented from 01.11.2024. The duration of trains will be reduced from 120 days to 60 days, the ministry said in a notification issued on October 16. However, Railways has said that keeping in mind the advance reservation period of 120 days, all reservations made till October 31 will remain valid.
Also, foreign tourists will continue to get the benefit of booking train tickets 365 days before the date of travel. IRCTC has recently made several changes, including plans to eliminate the long-standing problem of waiting lists in trains within the next five to six years, to ensure that every passenger gets a Got confirmed berths. There were also plans to launch a Railway Super App, allowing passengers to access a wide range of services from ticket booking to journey planning and revolutionizing the way individuals engage with Indian Railways.
There were also plans to implement AI-enabled cameras to not only monitor the quality of linen and food but also to optimize train occupancy. This is done by analyzing the data and predicting seat availability after the reservation chart is prepared. “One model we used to check the occupancy of trains resulted in an increase of more than 30% in the rate of confirmed tickets,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said.
