IRCTC launches online booking of retiring rooms
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Presently, the facility is being provided at the retiring rooms in Mumbai and gradually other important stations of tourist interest and metropolitan cities will be covered.
Any railway passenger with a PNR of a confirmed or RAC ticket can make an online booking of a retiring Room. The booking can be made for all the passengers on the ticket.
The facility of online booking is launched both in IRCTC’s tourism website www.railtourismindia.com and e-ticketing website www.irctc.co.in. No registration or login-id is required for availing this facility.
People will be able to book online throughout the day except from 11:30 pm to 00:30 am.
A retiring room or a dormitory bed can be booked for a minimum of 12 hours and a maximum of 48 hours. One can book a retiring room both at the originating and the destination station of his journey.
The Service Charge for booking a retiring room will be Rs 20 for up to 24 hours and Rs 40 beyond 24 hours and up to 48 hours. For a dormitory bed, the charges will be be Rs 10 for up to 24 hours and Rs 20 beyond 24 hours and up to 48 hours.