Cuts in TATKAL Fares and change in rules.

Now forget paying extra for the "end-to-end" journey and different charges peak and non peak period.
The good news has come for all the railway travellers about the TATKAL System of Indian Railways. The charges of Tatkal (immediate) tickets will come down by 10% of the basic fare for second class and 30% for basic fare for other classes from October 1. And you will have no need to pay "end-to-end" fare (from origin to end destination of a train). Just pay for the actual distance travelled by you. Also, there will be no different charges for peak and no peak period. There will be a uniform fare.
( Reference from Hindustan Times)

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Mamta Didi:The new minister of Railways In India

I have come after a long time on this blog but I am glad that people still visit it. So, what new is happening in railways? It is a tough question as railway was almost quite and no new news was coming from the corridors of the ministry but what have come out is also a good thing. Indian railway has got a new minster and its time for our own Mamta Didi. She is a great leader. Hope she will lead the railway and provide more comfort to the passengers of Railway.
She is s different kind of person and she has started different things in railways after taking oath. What she is going to do different? She is going to take charge of the ministry not at the capital, she will take charge at its eastern office which in West Bengal. What next is,what we just can wait.

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Bullet train in India. Do you think it's a good idea in current conditions?

Railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is planning to launch Bullet Trains in India. In 1st look it seems to be a good idea. But I am afraid, in these current conditions of Indian railways, It's tracks and unmanned railways crossings, It is going to be happened soon or if before rectifying these problems bullet trains get launched one can easily get the idea what would going to be happened in near future. recent incident happened in Punjab alone tells the story where at unmanned railway crossing how a bus got stuck with a railway engine.

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Rail Hostesses, In Indian Railways!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A big news is just running in the corridors of Indian Railways that railways is planning to appoint rail hostesses as we have in air lines. It's a good news for all the passengers as well that they are now going to listen sweet sounds after hearing some funny and dangerous ones. But I am afraid whether it's going to be a hit or just a flop as it happened with earthen tea pots.

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