INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Reservation fee is also levied on RAC and waitlisted tickets, said Indian Railways.The Indian Railways offers the option of ticket booking
in accordance with the rules and conditions published in the coaching tariff
A passenger seeking reservation of berths or seats can purchase tickets from the railway reservation offices, authorised travel agency or
book directly from Indian Railways e-ticketing arm, IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation)
Advance reservations can be made generally done up to 120 days in advance for all classes and all trains
Miscellaneous charges like reservation fee, superfast charge, catering charge, GST (Goods and Services Tax) etc
wherever applicable are levied additionally to the base fare of railway tickets, said Indian Railways.2
The point-to-point fares for all pairs of stations, including intermediate to intermediate stations, in case of Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi,
Rajdhani and Duronto sets of trains are notified by the Zonal Railways.4
The ticket fares are same in case of all distances within that distance slab.5
Indian Railways charges a service charge of Rs 20 is for second/sleeper class and Rs 40 is charged in case of all other higher classes (1AC,
2AC, 3AC, CC, 3E, FC) per e-ticket, irrespective of the number of passengers (maximum six) booked on an e-ticket
GST (Goods and Services Tax) charges are extra
Here's a detail:ClassReservation FeeSupplementary charges for Superfast trainsAC IstRs
50Rs 45Ist (Mail/Express)Rs
40Rs 45Sleeper (Mail/Express)Rs
20Rs 30Second Sitting (Mail/Express)Rs
15Rs 15Sleeper (Ordinary)Rs
Children under five years of age are carried free of charge in Indian Railways trains
Children above the age of five years and under twelve years of age are charged corresponding to adult fare, when separate berth is required
Bed-rolls are supplied to passengers in AC First Class, AC 2-Tier and AC 3-Tier Classes in all trains, except Garib Rath Express trains
Bed-rolls in Garib Rath Express trains and in sleeper class of mixed Duronto Express trains are supplied to passengers on demand, on payment
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