PARTUR

AC SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN HOWRAH & NEW DELHI

Kolkata, May 11, 2020

     Railways has decided to run special train services from 12.5.2020 o­n specific routes. In ER system, a daily AC special train will run between Howrah & New Delhi.

     These services shall be in addition to the Shramik Specials for transporting stranded persons, which are under operation w.e.f. 1^st May, 2020.

     Other regular passenger services including all mail/express, passenger and suburban services shall remain cancelled until further advice.

     02301 Howrah – New Delhi AC special train (via Dankuni) will start running from Howrah from 12.5.2020 and in opposite direction 02302 New Delhi – Howrah special train will start running from New Delhi from 13.5.2020.

     02301 Howrah – New Delhi AC special will leave Howrah at 17.05 hrs. to reach New Delhi at 10.00 hrs. o­n next day and 02302 New Delhi – Howrah AC special train will start from New Delhi at 16.55 hrs. to arrive at Howrah at 9.55 hrs. o­n next day.

     This train will have AC 3-tier, AC 2-tier and First AC accommodation and will stop at Asansol, Dhanbad, Gaya Jn., Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn., Prayagraj Jn. and Kanpur Central station enroute in both the directions.

SALIENT FEATURES OF SPECIAL TRAINS

1)The special trains will have the fare of Rajdhani Express, without catering charges. Catering will be optional. Also no linen or blanket will be provided.

2)The booking can be done o­nLY THROUGH IRCTC WEBSITES. No booking will open through agents or counters.

3)The Advance Reservation period for these trains is a maximum of 7 days from date of journey.

4)The train will stop o­nly at stations indicated above.

5)There will be no Current, Tatkal, Premium Tatkal facilities. And no High Official Recommendation (HOR), Defence Quota etc will be available in these trains. o­nly the booking against SS and LD quotas (Senior Citizen and Ladies quotas) will be allowed.

6)There will be no RAC or Waitlisted passengers.

7)Cancellation will be available upto 24 hours before scheduled departure of trains and the cancellation charge will be flat 50% of the fare.

8)Passengers are requested to wear masks and maintain social distancing and co-operate with the Railway officials present.

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Fifteen pair of special trains (thirty trains) shall be operated

These services shall be in addition to the Shramik specials

Special trains which have been started presently, will have o­nly Air conditioned classes i.e. First, Second & Third AC

Only o­nline E-Ticketing will be done through IRCTC website

Maximum Advance Reservation Period (ARP) will be of maximum 7 days

Passengers are encouraged to carry their own food and drinking water

The passengers shall reach the station at-least 90 minutes in advance to facilitate thermal screening at the station

No Linen, blankets and curtains shall be provided inside the train. Passengers are advised to carry their own linen

For movement of the passenger(s) as well as the driver of the vehicle transporting the passenger(s) to and fro the Railway Station shall be allowed o­n the basis of the confirmed e-ticket

New Delhi, 11th May,2020

Ministry of Railways (MoR) in consultation with ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has decided that train services o­n Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. from 12th May 2020 in a graded manner. Fifteen pair of special trains (thirty trains) shall be operated as per the details mentioned in the annexure. (link is given below)

These services shall be in addition to the Shramik specials for transporting stranded persons, which are under operation w.e.f. 1st May 2020.

Other regular Passenger services including all mail/express, passenger and suburban services shall remain cancelled until further advice.

These special trains which have been started presently will have o­nly Air conditioned classes i.e. First, Second & Third AC. The fare structure for the ‘Special Trains’ shall be as applicable for the regular time tabled Rajdhani trains (excluding catering charges).

Only o­nline E-Ticketing will be done through IRCTC website or through Mobile App. No tickets will be booked across the reservation counter o­n any Railway Station. Booking of tickets through ‘agents’, (both IRCTC Agents and Railway Agents) shall not be permitted. Maximum Advance Reservation Period (ARP) will be of maximum 7 days.

Only confirmed e-tickets shall be booked. Booking of RAC/Waiting list ticket and o­n board booking by ticket checking staff shall not be permitted. Current booking, tatkal and premium tatkal booking shall not be permitted. No Unreserved tickets (UTS) shall be permitted.

No catering charges shall be included in the fare. Provision for pre paid meal booking, e-catering shall be disabled. However, IRCTC shall make provision for limited eatables and packaged drinking water o­n payment basis. Information to this effect shall be made available to passengers during time of booking ticket.

Passengers are encouraged to carry their own food and drinking water. Dry, ready-to-eat food and bottled water shall be provided o­n demand, inside the trains o­n payment basis.

All passengers shall be compulsorily screened and o­nly asymptomatic passengers are allowed to enter /board the train.

Passengers travelling by these special services will observe the following precautions :

(a)Only passengers with Confirmed tickets shall be allowed to enter the Railway station.

(b)All passengers shall be wearing face covers/masks at the entry and during travel.

(c)The passengers shall reach the station at-least 90 minutes in advance to facilitate thermal screening at the station. o­nly passengers who are found asymptomatic will be permitted to travel.

(d)Passengers shall observe social distancing both at the station and o­n trains.

(e)On arrival at their destination, the travelling passengers will have to adhere to such health protocols as are prescribed by the destination state/UT

Online cancellation shall be permitted up to 24hrs before scheduled departure of train. No cancellation permitted less than 24 hrs before departure of train.Cancellation charge shall be 50% of fare.

Zonal Railways have been instructed to ensure that there are separate entry and exit gates at Railway stations to the extent feasible so that there is no face to face movement of passengers. Zonal railways will be guided by standard social distancing guidelines o­n stations and trains and observe the safety, security and hygiene protocols.

All passengers are advised to download and use the Aarogya Setu application.

No Linen, blankets and curtains shall be provided inside the train. Passengers are advised to carry their own linen for the travel. The temperature inside AC coaches shall be suitably regulated for this purpose.

No stalls/ booths o­n the platforms shall be opened. No train side vending would be permitted. Passengers are advised to travel light.

As per MHA guidelines the movement of the passenger(s) as well as the driver of the vehicle transporting the passenger(s) to and fro the Railway Station shall be allowed o­n the basis of the confirmed e-ticket.

Link of the Annexure:

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