The advance reservation period for booking reserved
accommodation is 60 days excluding the day of journey. In case of certain day
time express trains, shorter time limits are prescribed.
In case of Tatkal tickets, the booking opens at 1000 hours
on the previous day of journey from the train originating station.
In case of unreserved tickets involving journey upto 200
kilometres, the tickets can be booked on the same day whereas tickets involving
journey of more than 200 kilometres can be booked up to three days in advance
excluding the day of journey.
Premium trains with dynamic pricing have been introduced
during the Holi and summer rush with shorter advance reservation periods of up
to 15 days.
Indian Railways have a route length of about 65,436
kilometres. On an average, about 23 million passengers commute across Indian
Railways daily. The passenger traffic on different routes varies from season to
season, day to day and train to train.
This information was given by the Minister of State for
Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Source : PIB
