HANDICAPPED FACILITIES EXTENDED IN RESPECT OF RESERVATION IN TRAINS

FACILITIES EXTENDED TO HANDICAPPED PERSONS IN RESPECT OF RESERVATION IN TRAINS 

(i) A reservation quota of two sleeper class berths has been earmarked in all trains running on non- suburban sections for handicapped persons performing their journey on handicapped concessional ticket. The person accompanying the handicapped person as escort is also allotted the berth out of this quota.

Health Inspectors recruitment Board Staff

Applications are invited for the following Posts in different Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Zonal Railways  and other Railway organisation. Application should be sent directly to the respective RRBs / Zonal Ofifces :

    Staff Nurse : 406 posts
    Health and Maleria Inspector : 129 posts
    Pharmacist – III : 187 posts
    ECG Technician : 07 posts

FEATURES OF EXISTING TATKAL SCHEME SALIENT

a. Tatkal booking opens at 10 AM on the previous day of journey excluding date of journey from the train originating station.
b. The reservation under this scheme is available only upto the time of preparation of charts.  .
c. The facility of change of name is not permitted on the bookings made under Tatkal scheme.

RRB Hubli jobs cultural quota 2012-13

Employer Name:South Western Railway (SWR)

Employer Address:South Western Railway Headquarters, Zonal Office Building, Opposite to Rail Nagar, Gadag Road, Hubli-580 020.

Details for recruitment against Cultural Quota in RRC Hubli under SWR under the discipline of Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam) and Classical Instrumental -Mridangam (Carnatic Style) are:

Western Railway run to function 21 holiday special trains

Western Railway will run 21 holiday special trains from Mumbai to Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Okha and Madgaon, among other places.

WR chief public relations officer Sharat Chandrayan said, "The special trains comprise fully AC trains to

Railway Ticket Reservation through Post Offices for five years

The Memorandum of Understanding entered between Railways and Postal Department five years for making necessary arrangements to facilitate Railway reservation at the counters set up at Post Offices, has been extended for five year. The full text of this Railway board communication dated

CENTRAL RAILWAY - SUBURBAN TIME TABLE (MAIN LINE) FROM 15-10- 2012

Central Railway announced new suburban time table and increased the number of trains i.e 28 fast trains and 18 new services.

NUMBER OF NEW TRAINS::

• Main line - 785  to 803
• Peak hour services - 165 to 170
• Fast services - 206 to 234

OTHER IMPORTANT CHANGES::

• Eight services converted from 12 car to 15 car
• Eight new 15-car services
• Elevan fast trains services after 08.00pm esp, from Kalyan and CST 

Garib Rath train passengers benefit of availing bed-rolls at counters on pay

Rail passengers will have the benefit and alternative of availing bed-rolls while booking tickets for the Garib Rath train and pay the requisite charges at the booking counter itself.At present, these bed-rolls are supplied to the passengers on demand and charges are accumulated separately from them.

Indian Railways launch separate reservation form for Tatkal tickets

separate reservation form for passengers booking tickets under this system will be launch soon.

The pink color form has to be WRITTEN  up by the passenger at the booking counters providing particulars of his/her address, contact number and ID. At present a single requisition form is obtainable for booking both normal and tatkal tickets.

Opening time of tatkal ticket booking was altered from 8 am to 10 am earlier this year.

Indian Railways Users to Track Train Info Real-Time

The Indian Railways is done it again. After leading the foray in the online-ticketing segment, it is now allowing passengers to track trains on real-time basis.

RailRadar is interactive maps which make available users to watch actions of trains, which are at present running in India. The application was today publicized at the Digital Conference held by Medianama.

Special trains from all town in India 2012 2013 festival seasons Oct Nov Dec Jan

Special trains from all town in India 2012 2013 festival seasons Oct Nov Dec Jan
Railway is the chief transport in India which is also the cheapest one for passengers and goods as well. India is a country with residents more than 120 crores.

Tatkal form goes pink with extra columns and space for information

Northern Railway has initiated a dedicated reservation forms for tatkal. Different from the normal white reservation forms, this pink form is larger and has extra columns and space for information.
The form will soon be obtainable at booking counters. To check the menace of touts buying tatkal