Railways to prepare charts 8 hours before departure
Dipak.Dash@timesofindia.com 30.06.2025
New Delhi : In a policy change, Indian Railways will soon prepare the reservation chart (of confirmed berths/seats) eight hours before the scheduled departure of trains instead of the present four hours. To facilitate passenger convenience, for trains departing before 2pm, the reservation chart will be prepared at 9pm the previous evening. The Railway Board proposed the changes last week and railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed their implementation “in a phased manner so that there is no disruption”. The board will come up with the rollout plan soon. In an official statement, the railway ministry said the present practice of preparing reservation charts four hours before train departure creates uncertainty in the minds of passengers. It will especially benefit passengers travelling from remote locations or suburbs of major cities to catch long-distance trains. It will also provide more time to make alternative arrangements in case the waitlisted ticket is not confirmed. In another move, the railways announced complete revamp of the passenger reservation system (PRS) by Dec. The new PRS will allow over 1.5 lakh ticket bookings per minute, around five times more than the present capacity of 32,000 tickets per minute.A
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