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A GREAT DESTINATION
INDRAIL PASS
An Indrail Pass is an 'As you like travel ticket', within a specific
time covered, that is available for sale to foreign tourists and Indian
Nationals residing abroad on production of valid passport. This
ticket can be paid only in U.S. Dollars and Pound Sterling.
The Indrail pass can also be obtained for :
(a)
Indian wife of foreign tourist.
(b) A guide accompanying the foreign tourist.
The period of validity and cost of Indrail Pass Tickets in U.S.
Dollars are as follo’ws :
FARES (IN
U.S. DOLLARS)
Period of
A.C.
First Class A.C.
Second
Validity
Class
Sleeper
A.C.
Class
Chair
Car
Adult
Chil
d
Adult
Child
Adult Chil
d
One day
(For
sale only by
GSAs abroad)
8
15 days
330
165
165
83
80
40
200
200
100
30 days
500
250
250
125
110
55
60 days
720
360
360
180
165
83
210
CIRCULAR JOURNEY TICKETS
1.
To facilitate people who desire to visit places of importance such
as pilgrim centres, places of historical, religious, industrial,
cultural and other interest, circular journey tickets are issued
subject to the following provisions:
a)
All journeys other than the normal and reasonable "direct"
routes will be deemed to be circular journeys:
It is clarified that normal and reasonably direct route be-
. tween two stations should be taken to be the shortest route
or any longer route if the distance does not exceed the
distance via shortest route by more than 15 per cent.
b)
Break journey is permitted without distance restriction.
c)
A Circular Journey Ticket will be chafged as for two single
journeys, the length of each single journey is taken as half
of the total distance.
2.
However if longer route to destination is faster than the direct
route on account of introduction of Superfast trains and better
connections, fares would be charged on the through carried
route.
3.
Non-standard Circular Journey tickets are also issued at the
specific request of the party addressed to the Chief Commercial
Manager of respective railways -e.g. (S.C. Railway, Rail
Nilayam, Secunderabad - 500 371) at least 15 days in advance.
These tickets may also be issued in the reverse direction.
4.
The following undertaking is required to be given by the
applicant. "I agree to pay any underchanges that may become
due to the Railway at a later date."
' 5.
Circular journey tickets to senior citizens
: Grant of 25
per cent concession in Sleeper class and Second Class Main/
Express fares on Circular Journey Tickets is available to senior
citizens aged 65 and above when travelling a total distance of
more than 1000 kms.
6.
Standard Circular Journey Tickets
: Standard circular tick-
ets will be valid from and to station of issue. These tickets may
also be issued in the reverse direction.
Standard itineraries have been laid down for 35 tours as
mentioned below. The tickets may be directly purchased from
the depot stations situated on the route.
STANDARD CIRCULAR JOURNEY TICKETS
Typical Example
Secunderabad - Hyderabad - Raichur - Mantralayam Road - Gun-
takal - Renigunta - Tirupati - Dharmavaram - Bangalore City -
Madras Central - Nellore - Vijayawada - Dornakal Jn. - Bhadra-
chalam Road - Warangal - Kazipet - Secunderabad.
* Details of all standard circular tickets available at railway stations and rail guides
RESERVATION DETAILS
The Railway Administration will endeavour to provide reserved
accommodation by way of a seat, berth or carriage, as the case may
be in accordance with the rules and conditions published in Coach-
ing Tariff. The Railway Administration does not guarantee re-
served accommodation by any particular train and will admit no
claim for compensation for inconvenience, loss or extra expenses
due to such accommodation not being provided or reserved carriage
•not being attached to a particular train.
Advance reservation
1.
The period of advance reservation is 45 days for all trains,
excluding the day of journey, except for the following trains for
which the period of advance reservation is as shown against
each.
7517/7518
Purna-Bombay Tapovan Exp.
A.C. C.C & II C.
3 days
2711/2712
Vijayawada-Madras Pinakini Exp.
I & II C.
5 days
2713/27.14
Vijayawada-Sec'bad S.athavahana Exp.
i & n c
.
1
"
5 days
7201/7202
Guntiir-Secunderabad Golconda Express
A.C. Chair Car
5 days
7405/7406
Tirupati-Hyderabad Krishna Express
A.C. Chair Car
5 days
289/290
Bijapur-Guntakal Chalukya-Fast Pass.
I & II Class
* 5
days
2.
An individual can book only upto 4 tickets in the case of a party
and 6 in ease of family at a time. All tickets should be to the
same destination by the same train. Only one requisition form
is accepted from a person at a time. However, Station-Superin-
tendent/ Station Masters/Chief Reservation Inspectors/Chief
Reservation Supervisors have been authorised to give permis-
sion to bonafide parties consisting of more than four/six but not
exceeding forty persons, such as marriage parties, cultural
troupes etc. to secure reservation against a single reservation
form treating them as one unit.
HELPFUL HINTS
21 days
400
90
45
7 days
270
135
135
68
70
35
90 days
960
480
480
240
105
78
39
35
18
15
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