Indian Railways launches round trip package scheme: 20% Discount On Round-Trip Tickets During Festive Season
Railways Announces 20% Discount On Round-Trip Tickets During Festive Season: Railways has announced a great offer during the festive season. Railways will now give a 20% discount on tickets to passengers traveling by train.
The railway discount will be applicable only on the basic fare. Charges like reservation and superfast will have to be paid in full. Passengers will get the benefit of a discount on return tickets. To ensure the use of trains from both sides, it has been decided to prepare a round-trip package scheme at discounted fares.
Under this scheme, concessions will be given in railway fares with several conditions. The Railway Board has issued an order related to this.
Know how to get a discount
Under this scheme, discounts will be applicable for bookings for both onward and return travel for a group of luggage passengers. The passenger details for the return journey will be the same as for the onward journey.
The ticket booking start date for ARP, i.e., Advance Reservation Period, date 13 October, will be 14 August. Further tickets will be booked first for the train starting date between 13 October and 26 October.
Later, return journey tickets can be booked using the connecting journey facility for train starting dates between November 17 and December 1. The advance reservation period of 60 days will not be applicable for return journey bookings.
- Booking will be valid only against confirmed tickets in both directions.
- A total discount of 20% will only be given on the basic fare of the return journey.
- Booking under this scheme will be done for the same class and baggage O-D (originating – destination) pair for both onward and return journeys.
- No refund of fare will be allowed for tickets booked under this scheme.
- The scheme will be valid for all categories of trains except flexi fare trains like Rajdhani and Duronto.
- You can avail of the benefits of this scheme in special trains also.
- No changes can be made to these tickets for any journey.
- Rail travel coupons, voucher-based bookings, passes, or PTOs will not be acceptable while booking a return journey at concessional fares.
- Tickets for the onward and return journey can be booked through the same medium, i.e. reservation counter or online.
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