Published 09:09 IST, September 24th 2019
IRCTC: New trains announcements by Indian Railways | Read details here
Here's a list of new trains announced & a guide to IRCTC website, as well as what to know about what the IRCTC website provides. Read all the details here
According to a research report, ‘Indian Railways’ is the fourth-largest rail network in the world that caters to millions of people in the country. Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways. It is set up to accomplish the catering, tourism, and online ticketing requirements of the Indian Railways. Anyone can easily access the website for IR tour packages, ticketing, and reservation through their web portals. The website for quick inquiry and ticket booking is here.
Weekly mail/express, daily mail/express, passenger trains updates
There are regular updates on new trains. Since the announcement of Budget 2019-2020, 42 new trains have been started or will be starting in the upcoming days. A few of the new trains are as follows.
Weekly Trains:
- Anand Vihar (T) – Madhupur Humsafar Express
- Ara – Ranchi Express Train
- Indore – Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express
- Indore – Bikaner Mahamana Express
- Indore – Gandhidham Express
- Kolkata – Silghat Express Train
- Vadodara – Rewa Mahamana Express
- Yesvantpur-H.Nizamuddin Express
- H.S.Nanded – H.Nizamuddin Marathwada Sampark Kranti Express
- Banaswadi – Patna Humsafar Express
Passenger Trains
- Belagavi – Vasco Da Gama Bi-Weekly Special Trains
- Hubballi – Gangavathi Special
- Kharagpur – Jaipur Keonjhar Road MEMU Passenger
IRCTC Things you need to know:
IRCTC's Tejas Express will run between Delhi to Lucknow starting from 5th October. It will run 6 days a week, except on Tuesdays. The train is scheduled to leave at 3.35 pm and reach Lucknow at 10.05 pm. It is the first train in IR which is a complete product of IRCTC, a first step in privatising some of Indian Railway's trains. The Delhi-Lucknow train has state of the art facilities on board. According to reports, there will also be ₹25 lakh insurance for the passengers. This is all done for the extensive promotion of the new train service in the capital.
To promote digital transactions, IRCTC's main website is holding a lucky draw amidst BHIM or UPI payers. Rail Dhristi, an initiative of the IRCTC, gives an overview of the entire rail network in earnings and movement of traffic. It acts as a directory to the IRCTC. IRCTCtourism.com provides niche holiday packages in budget within India as well as international packages.
Updated 10:52 IST, September 24th 2019