General Reservation Rules
What are the General Reservation Rules?
A passengers seeking reservation of berths or seats should purchase tickets from the Railway reservation offices/authorised travel agency only. PRS ticket will be issued from one station to another station of the train route only. In case change of train separate ticket will be issued for each train from originating to destination station.
Advance reservations are made upto 120 days in advance for all classes and all trains, except following trains :-
| Train No. | Train Name |
|---|---|
| 12419/12420 | Gomti Express |
| 12459/12460 | New Delhi Amritsar Express |
| 12497/12498 | Shane Punjab Express |
| 12279/12280 | Taj Express |
| 14043/14044 | Delhi - Kotdwara Garhwal Express |
| 14095/14096 | Himalyana Queen Express |
| 14209/14210 | Lucknow-Allahabad Intercity Express |
| 14215/14216 | Ganga Gomti Lucknow-Allahabad Express |
| 14203/14204 | Varanasi-Lucknow Intercity Express |
| 14315/14316 | Bareilly-New Delhi Intercity Express |
| 14519/14520 | Delhi-Bhatinda Kissan Express |
| 14525/14526 | Ambala-Sri Ganganagar Intercity Express |
| 14711/14712 | Haridwar-Sri Ganganagar Express |
| 14721/14722 | New Delhi Sri Ganganagar Intercity Express |
| 14731/14732 | New Delhi Bhatinda Express |
| 14211/14212 | Agra Intercity Express |
| 14681/14682 | New Delhi Jalandhar Express. |
In the above mentioned trains reservation are made upto 30 days in advance Reservation for 14001/14002 Delhi-Attari Link Express train are made upto 15 days in advance. The period of advance reservation is exclusive of the day of the departure of the train.
Can I book my tickets through digital payment mode?
Yes. Point of Sale (PoS) machines have been installed at ticket booking counters to facilitate payment through credit/debit cards. Morever, UPI/BHIM is also accepted as payment mode while booking tickets through counters.
Can I book my tickets through Mobile Phone?
Yes. You can book reserved tickets through mobile phones. The procedure for booking is similar to' that of booking tickets through Internet. For more details, please visit www.irctc.co.in/
For IRCTC Ticket Booking Android App : IRCTC Android App
Can I book my tickets through Travel Agents?
Yes, you can approach authorised Agents, who will book your tickets on payment of prescribed charges. No separate reservation quotas have been assigned to these agents.