Indian Railways on Tuesday said that it will run 392 festival special trains between October 20 and November 30 to cater to the rush of travellers on account of the upcoming festive season

Stressing that the ticket prices of such trains will be affordable, Railway Ministry clarified that it should not be misconstrued that all non-AC coaches will be made into AC coaches

The Railways achieved this feat at a time when only limited numbers of trains are running in wake of nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus

Passenger wishing to book tatkal tickets for these trains will have to do so after 10 am on the day before the journey for AC class and after 11 am for sleeper class

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

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IRCTC share price hit upper circuit of 5% to Rs 1,334 today compared to the previous close of Rs 1,270 on BSE

The Rajdhani Special train service started by the national carrier on May 12 to ferry stranded people between Delhi and other major cities of the country has seen a major demand from the middle class with most of them running on full capacity

Coronavirus lockdown extension 3.0: Around 10 Shramik Special trains were operated on Saturday to Jharkhand, UP, and Bihar from Rajashtan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

Railways Ministry said that these trains will run in a point-to-point manner at the request of the concerned state governments and according to the standard protocol

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In last one week, Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a surge in coronavirus cases. The state has reported 326 confirmed cases and 3 death, according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data

Coronavirus update: These train coaches-cum-isolation wards will be placed in junctions with regular water and electricity supply and will have 2,000 litre of water stored for emergency needs

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Director General Railway Health Services had issued detailed standard operating procedure for operation and use of these quarantine train coaches

It also said that the Director General Railway Health Services will issue detailed standard operating procedure for operation and use of these quarantine/isolation coaches/trains

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 Ramayana Express will kick start from March 28. This train service will connect pilgrimage sites related to Lord Rama across the country

IRCTC share price rose 1.91% or 17 points to Rs 951.85 compared to previous close of Rs 934 on BSE. The fare hike is likely to bring in another Rs 2,300 crore revenue for the national transporter

Ticket prices for AC chair car, AC 3-tier/3E, AC 2-tier and AC First Class/EC/EA will increase by 4 paise per passenger kilometre. This includes premium trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto