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INDRAIL PASS An Indrail Pass is an 'As you like travel ticket', within a specific time covered, that is available for sale to foreign tourists and Indian Nationals residing abroad on production of valid passport. This ticket can be paid only in U.S. Dollars and Pound Sterling.

applicant. "I agree to pay any underchanges that may become due to the Railway at a later date." ' 5. Circular journey tickets to senior citizens : Grant of 25 per cent concession in Sleeper class and Second Class Main/ Express fares on Circular Journey Tickets is available to senior citizens aged 65 and above when travelling a total distance of more than 1000 kms. 6. Standard Circular Journey Tickets : Standard circular tick- ets will be valid from and to station of issue. These tickets may also be issued in the reverse direction. Standard itineraries have been laid down for 35 tours as mentioned below. The tickets may be directly purchased from the depot stations situated on the route.

The Indrail pass can also be obtained for :

(a) Indian wife of foreign tourist.

(b) A guide accompanying the foreign tourist. The period of validity and cost of Indrail Pass Tickets in U.S. Dollars are as follo’ws :

FARES (IN

U.S. DOLLARS)

Period of

A.C.

First Class A.C.

Second

STANDARD CIRCULAR JOURNEY TICKETS Typical Example

Validity

Class

Sleeper

A.C.

Class

Chair

Car

Secunderabad - Hyderabad - Raichur - Mantralayam Road - Gun- takal - Renigunta - Tirupati - Dharmavaram - Bangalore City - Madras Central - Nellore - Vijayawada - Dornakal Jn. - Bhadra- chalam Road - Warangal - Kazipet - Secunderabad.

Adult

Chil d

Adult

Child

Adult Chil d

One day (For

sale only by

78

39

35

18

15

GSAs abroad)

8

* Details of all standard circular tickets available at railway stations and rail guides

7 days

270

135

135

70

35

68

15 days

330

165

165

83

80

40

RESERVATION DETAILS The Railway Administration will endeavour to provide reserved accommodation by way of a seat, berth or carriage, as the case may be in accordance with the rules and conditions published in Coach- ing Tariff. The Railway Administration does not guarantee re- served accommodation by any particular train and will admit no claim for compensation for inconvenience, loss or extra expenses due to such accommodation not being provided or reserved carriage •not being attached to a particular train. Advance reservation 1. The period of advance reservation is 45 days for all trains, excluding the day of journey, except for the following trains for which the period of advance reservation is as shown against each.

21 days

400

90

45

200

200

100

30 days

500

250

250

125

110

55

60 days

720

360

360

180

165

83

90 days

960

480

480

240

105

210

CIRCULAR JOURNEY TICKETS 1. To facilitate people who desire to visit places of importance such as pilgrim centres, places of historical, religious, industrial, cultural and other interest, circular journey tickets are issued subject to the following provisions: a) All journeys other than the normal and reasonable "direct" routes will be deemed to be circular journeys: It is clarified that normal and reasonably direct route be- . tween two stations should be taken to be the shortest route or any longer route if the distance does not exceed the distance via shortest route by more than 15 per cent. b) Break journey is permitted without distance restriction. c) A Circular Journey Ticket will be chafged as for two single journeys, the length of each single journey is taken as half of the total distance. 2. However if longer route to destination is faster than the direct route on account of introduction of Superfast trains and better connections, fares would be charged on the through carried route. 3. Non-standard Circular Journey tickets are also issued at the specific request of the party addressed to the Chief Commercial Manager of respective railways -e.g. (S.C. Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad - 500 371) at least 15 days in advance. These tickets may also be issued in the reverse direction. 4. The following undertaking is required to be given by the

7517/7518

Purna-Bombay Tapovan Exp.

A.C. C.C & II C.

3 days

2711/2712

Vijayawada-Madras Pinakini Exp.

I & II C.

5 days

i & n c . 1 "

2713/27.14

Vijayawada-Sec'bad S.athavahana Exp.

5 days

7201/7202

Guntiir-Secunderabad Golconda Express

A.C. Chair Car

5 days

7405/7406

Tirupati-Hyderabad Krishna Express

A.C. Chair Car

5 days

289/290

Bijapur-Guntakal Chalukya-Fast Pass.

I & II Class

* 5 days

2. An individual can book only upto 4 tickets in the case of a party and 6 in ease of family at a time. All tickets should be to the same destination by the same train. Only one requisition form is accepted from a person at a time. However, Station-Superin- tendent/ Station Masters/Chief Reservation Inspectors/Chief Reservation Supervisors have been authorised to give permis- sion to bonafide parties consisting of more than four/six but not exceeding forty persons, such as marriage parties, cultural troupes etc. to secure reservation against a single reservation form treating them as one unit.