Effective from November 1, 2024, Indian Railways will reduce the time limit for advance train reservations from 120 days to 60 days, excluding the day of the journey. This change will apply to most trains, with existing bookings made before October 31, 2024, under the previous 120-day rule remaining valid. Cancellations will still be permitted for bookings beyond the new 60-day window. However, certain daytime express trains, such as the Taj Express and Gomti Express, will continue to operate with shorter reservation windows, and the 365-day limit for foreign tourists remains unchanged. Indian Railways has instructed all zones and the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) to implement these changes and ensure wide publicity to inform the public.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
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No.2007TG-1/20/P/ARP/e-file
New Delhi. dated 16 .10.2024
Principal Chief Commercial Manager,
All Zonal Railway
Managing Director,
CRIS Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
(Commercial Circular No. 10 of 2024)
Sub: 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 w.e.f. 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:-
i. With effect from 01.11.2024, the ARP will be of 60 days (excluding the day of journey) and bookings will be done accordingly. However. all the bookings done upto 31.10.2024 under the ARP of 120 days will remain intact.
ii. Cancellations of the booking made beyond the ARP of 60 days will. however, be permitted.
iii. Them will be no change in the case of certain day time express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express, etc. where lower time limits for advance reservations are, at present, in force.
iv. There will also be no change in the case of limit of 365 days for Foreign Tourists.
2. Wide publicity through all possible means may be given for information of general public.
Director/Passenger Marketing-II,
Phone No. 011-23047367
E-Mail ID- manocha.421sanjay@gov.in
Room No. 415-A, 4th Floor,
Railway Board
