New Delhi: Indian Railways in its bid to ensure confirmed tickets to passengers travelling on a certain route introduced the Vikalp option on IRCTC online bookings. IRCTC Vikalp is a time-tested feature of Indian Railway ticket bookings now. This feature assumes greater importance in the midst of the Indian festive season.
Since the rush of passengers travelling by Railways climbs up during the festive season as migrants return to their homeplace to celebrate festivals with their family, Vikalp may help to ensure confirmed tickets.
Indian Railways in its bid to ensure confirmed tickets to passengers travelling on a certain route introduced the Vikalp option on IRCTC lnline bookings. IRCTC Vikalp is a time-tested feature of Indian Railway ticket bookings now. This feature assumes greater importance in the midst of the Indian festive season.
Since the rush of passengers travelling by Railways climbs up during the festive season as migrants return to their homeplace to celebrate festivals with their family, Vikalp may help to ensure confirmed tickets.
Confirmed tickets are required if a passenger wishes to travel by sleeper, AC chair or AC coach. Passengers may travel in the general class on waitlisted tickets. The Vikalp option allows passengers to travel on an alternative train if a berth or seat is not available on their preferred train.
All you need to know about Vikalp train ticket bookings
The scheme is exclusively available for online bookings. The Indian Railways does not impose any extra charges for choosing Vikalp. IRCTC Vikalp is a move aimed at optimum management of seats across trains. IRCTC Vikalp is available on all trains ranging from Rajdhani and Satabdi to Mail and Express trains, according to the Indian Railways.
To be sure, seats may be provided by the railways subject to the availability of alternative trains, according to IRCTC rules Passengers will incur regular cancellation charges on alternate trains once a booking is confirmed. The boarding or terminating train may not be exactly as desired but at the nearest cluster station, according to IRCTC.
The passenger may be transferred 12 hours from the scheduled departure of your chosen train under Vikalp. Passengers must keep an eye on the train charts to remain updated about the status of their booking. The passengers will not receive a refund for any fare difference between the original and alternative train nor will Tatkal charges be reimbursed to the passenger.
IRCTC Vikalp: IRCTC Vikalp is an option available to potential passengers while booking train tickets to improve their chances of booking a confirmed eat or berth on their preferred route. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
