Railways may introduce new initiatives
Posted on: 12/Aug/2015 11:36:55 AM
The Indian railways is debating whether to introduce an initiative that will provide berths in other trains running on the same route, on the same ticket. If implemented, the initiative will come as a relief to those who are wait listed and do not make the confirmed list. Passengers will then be able to carry on with their journey on a different train, without the hassle of refunds or cancellation of the ticket.
Speaking about this, a Railways official said, `The proposal for providing berths in alternative trains is still at the initial stage. The idea is to run all trains with full capacity. Often we find that on a particular route, some trains are always overbooked and passengers seek berths in it even when their tickets are way down on the waiting list. Since there are many trains running on almost every route, we are working to provide passengers the option to travel on alternative trains if their tickets do not get confirmed. If this proposal becomes operational, passengers can hope to reach their destination without any hassle. For the railways, the underutilized berths will get occupied and generate revenue... Passengers will be given the option to mention the train numbers of alternative trains other than the one the want to primarily take. Implementing the plan is not an easy task. For this, major up-gradations have to be made in the CRIS (Center for Railway Information Systems)`.
