<p>The Ministry of Railways on Monday modified its order on ticket booking for AC special trains and said "barest minimum" reservation counters will be opened at railway stations. <br /><br />These passengers reservation ticket counters will be at stations from where trains will originate or terminate or have stoppages en route. <br /> <br />Only those ticket holders who are sitting as well as former MPs, MLAs/MLCs, freedom fighters, Railway employees with free privilege pass or duty pass can book the tickets in these counters.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a><br /><br />However general quota tickets should be booked only through IRCTC website or its mobile app, a railway official said.<br /><br />Earlier railways said all passengers, who want to travel in special trains, have book ticket through IRCTC website or mobile app and no counter tickets allowed.<br /><br />In these trains, reservation quota of two berths in 3AC has been earmarked for Divyangjans (differently-abled) and two berths in 1AC, four berths in 2AC for sitting and former MPs.</p>.<p><br /><br />To discourage non-essential travel, no concessional Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) and Passenger Reservation System (PRS) tickets for all categories of passengers except students, four categories of Divyangjan (differently-abled) and 11 categories of patients shall be issued. </p>.<p>These concession applicable those ticket booked on or after May 20 onwards said a circular from the railways.</p>.<p>There shall be no concessions for senior citizens, the official said.</p>
<p>The Ministry of Railways on Monday modified its order on ticket booking for AC special trains and said "barest minimum" reservation counters will be opened at railway stations. <br /><br />These passengers reservation ticket counters will be at stations from where trains will originate or terminate or have stoppages en route. <br /> <br />Only those ticket holders who are sitting as well as former MPs, MLAs/MLCs, freedom fighters, Railway employees with free privilege pass or duty pass can book the tickets in these counters.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a><br /><br />However general quota tickets should be booked only through IRCTC website or its mobile app, a railway official said.<br /><br />Earlier railways said all passengers, who want to travel in special trains, have book ticket through IRCTC website or mobile app and no counter tickets allowed.<br /><br />In these trains, reservation quota of two berths in 3AC has been earmarked for Divyangjans (differently-abled) and two berths in 1AC, four berths in 2AC for sitting and former MPs.</p>.<p><br /><br />To discourage non-essential travel, no concessional Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) and Passenger Reservation System (PRS) tickets for all categories of passengers except students, four categories of Divyangjan (differently-abled) and 11 categories of patients shall be issued. </p>.<p>These concession applicable those ticket booked on or after May 20 onwards said a circular from the railways.</p>.<p>There shall be no concessions for senior citizens, the official said.</p>
