GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
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No. 2014/TG-V/26/2 New Delhi, dated 5.03.2014
Chief Commercial Manager,
Eastern Railway,
Kolkata.
Sub: Time limit for releasing reserved accommodations to
RAC/Waitlisted passengers by the onboard ticket checking staff in
case of not turning up of booked passengers.
Please refer to Eastern Railway’s letter no. C.107/5/151/Com/SDAH/13 dated
13.01.2014 wherein it was requested that instructions may be issued that except in
case of Rajdhani/Shatabdi type trains, the onboard ticket checking staff should wait
for the non-turned up passengers upto the next stopping station of the train and
thereafter, release/book the berths of such passengers in case they do not turn up at
the next stopping station.
2. The request has been examined and it has not been found feasible to agree to
the same. It is, therefore, desired that onboard ticket checking staff should check the
train immediately after departure of the train from the train originating station and
mark the passengers as ‘O’ for occupied and ‘NT’ for non turned up. The berths
becoming available on account of non turned up passengers should be provided to
RAC passengers as per extant instructions. The remaining available
accommodation, if any, should be offered to waitlisted passengers from next stations
(on approach) as per extant instructions. Similar practice will be adopted for
checking the coach in case of departure of train from intermediate stations.
3. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned.