Who can use railway waiting room?
It can be used only by genuine passengers and are available to them only when they are able to display their tickets. The Waiting Room is mostly present on Platform No. 1 or on the terminus side. You can use it for a short interval of time without paying any charge.
Is waiting room free in railway station?
Waiting rooms are available at major stations for use by genuine passengers. These can be used free of cost on production of journey tickets for a few hours till the connecting train arrives.
Is railway retiring room available now?
Indian Railway announced that IRCTC Retiring Room booking has been opened at Tiruchchirapali (TPJ), Sealdah (SDAH), Madurai (MDU), Jaipur (JP) (Check-in w.e.f 18.01. 2021), and TPTY (Check-in w.e.f 18.01. 2021) Railway stations. Retiring Room booking at other stations is suspended due to Covid 19.
What is the cost of railway retiring room?
What is IRCTC service charge on Retiring Rooms? IRCTC Service Charge of Rs.20/- upto 24hrs for a Retiring Room and Rs.10/- upto 24hrs for a Dormitory Bed and of Rs.40/- from 24hrs to 48hrs for a Retiring Room and Rs.20/- from 24hrs to 48 hrs for a Dormitory Bed.
How long can I stay in railway waiting room?
According to rules, it is 3 hours before departure or after the arrival of your train. One should possess a valid ticket with a PNR number. An entry needs to be made in the waiting room register. Passenger can only enter the respective waiting room for the class of travel.
Can a passenger travel with waiting list ticket?
Please do not board the train under any circumstances if you have a fully waitlisted e-ticket. It gets automatically cancelled on chart preparation and passenger is treated as traveling without ticket in such cases. Yes, waiting list and RAC tickets of both general and tatkal quota can always be cancelled.
How do I check if a retiring room is available?
Visit the official website of IRCTC Tourism at irctctourism.com (https://www.irctctourism.com/) On the home page, click on “Retiring Room” tab. Select and book the retiring room of your choice. After the booking is done, the passenger will get a confirmation message.
Can retiring room be booked offline?
While the retiring rooms can be booked offline, IRCTC facilitates the online booking /cancellation of Railways Retiring Room. A passenger can book a Railway retiring room for a minimum duration of 3 Hrs, which can be extended till the maximum duration of 48 Hrs.
Can I book retiring room without PNR?
Railway Retiring Room booking – “For booking a Retiring room you must have a booked ticket and valid PNR Number“ otherwise you will not be allowed to book. The retiring room is only for the passengers not for public use like hotel rooms.
What is sleeper waiting room?
They provide limited seating areas for passengers waiting to catch a train and so no reservations are allowed and seating is first come first served. According to rules, it is 3 hours before departure or after the arrival of your train.
How many days before we can book retiring room?
A retiring room or a dormitory bed can be booked for a minimum of 12 hours and a maximum of 48 hours. One can book a retiring room both at the originating and the destination station of the journey. The room can be booked in advance upto 60 days through the Internet.