Train रेलयात्रा

भारते

आरक्षणम्

  • reservation-प्राप्तिर् बहुधा कठिनं स्यात्।

tatkAl ticket

(for last minute plans) get exhausted fast. (eg. 70 gone in 10 minutes)

  • Booked day before day of the journey at these times
    • AC Classes: 10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
    • Non-AC Classes: 11:00 AM to 11:10 AM
  • Charges - 10% of the basic fare for second class and 30% of the basic fare for all other classes, subject to a minimum and maximum fee

RAC ticket

gets 1/2 seat. Often status changed to “confirmed”. Seat number declared about 4 hours prior (chart preparation time). Algorithm tries to group seats with same PNR number together.

Cancellation charges

  • If a RAC/waitlisted is cancelled then Rs. 90/- (Per Passenger) shall be deducted. (As of 2025)
  • Confirmed ticket
    • If a confirmed ticket is cancelled more than 48 hrs before the scheduled departure of the train
      • Per passenger. Rs.240/- for AC First Class/Executive Class, Rs.200/- for AC 2 Tier/First Class, Rs. 180 for AC 3 Tier/AC Chair car/ AC 3 Economy, Rs.120/- for Sleeper Class and Rs.60/- for Second Class.
    • Less than 12 hours and upto four hours before the scheduled departure of the train up to chart preparation which is earlier, 50% of the fare paid subject to the minimum cancellation charges.
  • For confirmed Tatkal tickets, there is no refund on cancellation.
  • No charge for WL ticket.
  • Source: TW

शुचिः

  • शुचिर् न स्यात्। यत्र कुत्रापि मलं निष्कासयेयुः, मूत्रं च प्रसारयेयुः।
  • दक्षिणभारते यानेषु वरम्।
  • किञ्च AC भागेष्व् अधिका स्याच् छुचिः।
  • सार्वजनिक-शौचालयोचितः शौच-क्रमो ऽनुसन्धेयः।

जलम्

  • 20230504 - Picked up diarrhoea - likely from railway tap water.
  • HT2016 - presence of TCB is a sign of faecal contamination that can cause acute gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and dysentery.
  • RO units may be better. 5 Rs coin/ L in 2023.

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