Tatkal tickets go abegging, only 3% booked in Trichy divison
TNN | Mar 20, 2020, 04.41 AM IST
Trichy: With fewer people using public transport including trains, the sale of tatkal tickets in all originating trains from Trichy division has fallen drastically. Out of the 1,374 tatkal tickets – including on air-conditioned coaches — available for 10 express trains, only 34 were sold out on Thursday for travel on Friday .
Railway division officials said the number of cancellations was more than the bookings. On normal days, booking a tatkal ticket was by no means easy. However, after the Covid-19 outbreak, the situation has changed. Ten trains including Chennai Rockfort, Mayiladuthurai - Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi, Mayiladuthurai - Mysuru express trains usually witness hundreds on waiting list, particularly during weekends. The officials said most of the trains have been witnessing poor patronage due to coronavirus forcing cancellation of several of them.
According to the available data, out of the 1,021 available general tatkal seats, only 29 were booked leaving 992 up for grabs. The entire 120 second class AC seats have not been booked, while for 3rd AC, out of 203 tatkal seats, only five passengers have utilized the quota. On Mayiladuthurai - Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi, all the 30 seats in AC chair cars remained vacant. Citing poor patronage, Karaikkudi passenger (train no. 76839) has been cancelled till March 31, Karaikkudi – Trichy passenger (train no. 76840) till April 1 and Trichy – Manamadurai – Trichy passenger (train nos. 76807/76808) till March 31, all with immediate effect.
Hyderabad – Trichy special fare special on March 23 and 30, Trichy - Hyderabad special fare special on March 25 and April 1 are also cancelled. Villupuram – Secunderabad special fare special on April 1 and Secunderabad - Villupuram special fare special on April 2 have also been cancelled.
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