Indian Railways: Booking and cancellation rules for Suvidha Trains
Introduced by the Railways Ministry in 2015, in order to replace Premium trains and provide confirmed accommodation to the passengers, Suvidha Trains are special trains that run on the routes that have high demand, and for which, the passengers are willing to pay extra amount for a confirmed ticket. Suvidha Train tickets can be booked online as well as offline. Here's more on this.
Rules about ticket types, Advance Reservation-Period, fare system, permissible quota
Initially, only Confirmed and RAC (Reserved Against Cancellation) tickets were issued for Suvidha trains. However, with effect from 14/01/2016, waitlisted tickets can also be booked. The maximum Advance Reservation Period for Suvidha Trains is 120 days. For confirmed as well as RAC passengers, dynamic fares are charged. Notably, only General quota booking is applicable in these trains.
Rules about concessions, waitlisted ticket pricing, and class upgradation option
No concession whatsoever is allowed on these trains- full adult fare is charged from all passengers, irrespective of their age. Further, free passes, complimentary passes, warrant, and concessional vouchers etc. are not applicable for travel in these trains. Waitlisted tickets are charged at the value of the last ticket booked for that class. Class upgradation option is not available in these trains.
Key points about modification/duplicate tickets, ID-proof, and train composition
Modification/Duplicate ticket, cluster bookings and BPT (Blank Paper Ticket) are not allowed in case of Suvidha trains. One of the passengers must produce a prescribed Proof of Identity during the journey for verification purpose, for both e-ticket as well as PRS ticket. There are no First AC/First Class/Executive class/General class/2nd Sitting Coach in the train composition of Suvidha Trains.
Rules about train cancellation and refunds
Ticket cancellation refund rules are applicable as per normal refund rules, for Suvidha trains. That apart, in case of train cancellation, full fare refund is granted automatically by the system, for e-tickets.
