The North-East Railway is preparing to convert the reserved general coaches engaged in half a dozen trains into general coaches. With this, people will be able to travel on general tickets in express trains running on the local route.
Lucknow: There is good news for railway passengers. Soon people are going to get the facility to travel on general ticket. Passengers will also be able to travel on general tickets in trains on the Mumbai-Delhi route.
In fact, the North-East Railway is preparing to convert the reserved general coaches engaged in half a dozen trains into general coaches. With this, people will be able to travel on general tickets in express trains running on the local route. According to media reports, the Lucknow division has prepared a proposal for eight express trains and sent it to the Gorakhpur headquarters,
as soon as the permission is given, the old system will be implemented again. According to the information, initially only two to four unreserved coaches will be installed.
Let us tell you, this will not only ease the hassle of reservation of tickets, but the fare will also be reduced. At present, only 40 to 50 percent of the passengers are traveling in these bogies. When the reservation ends, the number of passengers traveling in it will also increase. Along with this, the income of the Railways will also increase.
Significantly, after the lockdown imposed after the Corona epidemic, special trains are being operated from June 1. Reservation was mandatory for traveling in general coach (2S) of these trains as well. General ticket is valid only in passenger trains.
