With a view to meeting the peak demand for travel on the eve of Christmas/New Year, Indian Railways proposes to operate a few trips of premium Air-conditioned special trains on the busy Mumbai-New Delhi route 24th December, 2013 to 2nd January, 2014.
The premium A/C special trains no. 22913/22914 shall operate on an experimental basis on the following dates to being with:
|
Ex-New Delhi | | Ex-Mumbai Central | |
|
24th Dec 2013 | | 26th Dec 2013 | |
|
27th Dec 2013 | | 29th Dec 2013 | |
|
30th Dec 2013 | | 01st Jan 2014 | |
|
02nd Jan 2014 | | ------------ | |
|
The train will depart from Mumbai Central at 16.00 hrs on 26th and 29th December, 2013 and 1st January, 2014 and reach New Delhi at 07.55 hrs. Similarly, in return direction the train will depart from New Delhi on 24th, 27th and 30th December, 2013 and 2nd January, 2014 at 14.50 hrs and reach Mumbai Central at 06.55 hrs.
Salient Features:
·There will be no commercial stoppages enroute for this train. The trains shall originate and terminate at Mumbai Central and New Delhi stations.
·There will be only two classes of travel accommodation, viz AC-3 Tier and AC-2 Tier. Catering shall be provided on-board and catering charges shall be part of tariff.
·No waitlisted tickets shall be issued. There will be no refund except when the train is fully cancelled on railway account due to unforeseen circumstances or due to severe disturbances affecting operations. Adult fare shall be charged for all passengers irrespective of their age. No concession shall be applicable to this train.
·The booking shall be available only through internet, that is IRCTC’s portal and not through the counters at reservation centres. The passengers are required to carry the prescribed original photo identity card which is used at the time of booking.The fares applicable for each day/transaction shall be indicated at the time of booking on the IRCTC’s e-ticketing website.
·The advance reservation period will be shorter, that is a maximum of 15 days, and the fare shall be equal to or higher than the Rajdhani Tatkal fare. The fare is also likely to increase depending on the demand intensity.
·Only e-tickets will be permitted for booking. The trains will be monitored closely by Zonal Railways for ensuring adherence to schedule.
*****
