Railways Ministry has decided to extend the time up to nine months from the date of journey for cancellation of counter tickets and refund of fare across reservation counters for journeys between March 21 - June 7, 2020

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Generally, for PRS counter tickets, passengers can apply for refunds within six months from the date of the journey. However, e-tickets will be automatically refunded

\"All train tickets booked on or prior to 14th April 2020 for the regular time-tabled trains should be cancelled and full refund generated as per provisions contained in the letters issued earlier,\" Indian Railways said

In view of coronavirus' threat, all passengers will be compulsorily screened and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to enter/board the train. Passengers will have to reach the station 90 minutes in advance

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal says the ministry will announce resumption of more trains in the upcoming days

Only online e-ticketing will be done through IRCTC website or mobile App; no tickets will be booked across reservation counter on railway station; booking of tickets through IRCTC agents and railway agents not permitted

IRCTC train booking: Passengers planning to take a train journey from June 1 will be able to book tickets from today, May 21, at 10 am. 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

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Top Railways officials told PTI an amount of Rs 830 crore will be refunded for 55 lakh bookings made for travel between March 22 and April 14

A GoAir spokesperson said that it has already \"factored in\" these type of scenario and that the airline will review its earlier scheme of providing rescheduling free of cost at a later date while protecting their existing bookings for one year

With the national transporter allowing tickets to be booked during the 21-day lockdown for journeys after April 14, around 39 lakh bookings were made by passengers hoping that trains will be in operation post-lockdown

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All passengers having tickets in these trains are being informed about it individually, the Indian railways has informed; railways has also diverted routes of as many as 34 trains on Thursday

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Indian Railways had increased passenger fares by 1 paisa per km for non-AC trains, by 2 paise per km in express trains and 4 paise per km for travel in AC classes from January 1, 2020

The third corporate passenger train, Kashi Mahakal Express, connecting religious places of the state of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, will start commercial run from 20 February 2020 onwards

Nearly 65,68,852 wait-listed tickets booked on the IRCTC portal automatically got cancelled after failing to get confirmed between April and November 2019

Booking for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas train has already begun. Passengers can get their tickets via IRCTC's website, mobile application or authorised travel portal partners