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Railways shortens advance reservation period from 120 days to 60 days
Public Lokpal
October 17, 2024
Railways shortens advance reservation period from 120 days to 60 days
New Delhi: While reversing a decade old order, the Ministry of Railways Thursday made changes to its reservation rules and reduced the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) from 120 days to 60 days. The Ministry said that the order will be effective from November 01, 2024 and cited the new reservation period.
“With effect from 01.11.2024, the ARP will be of 60 days (excluding the day of journey) and bookings will be done accordingly. However, all the bookings done upto 31.10.2024 under the ARP of 120 days will remain intact,” reads the Railways circular. The ministry further said that the cancellations of the booking made beyond the ARP of 60 days will, however, be permitted.
Railway advance reservation periods have undergone changes from time to time. The advance reservation period has varied from 30 days during 1995-98 to 120 days during 1981-85, 2012-13 and 2015-24. This reservation period has also ranged between 45 days and 90 days during some phases in the inter
im.
