Indian Railway ticket reservation rule to be changed from tomorrow. more details here

In a statement, Indian Railways said as per the established pre-COVID period instructions, the first reservation chart was prepared at least four hours before the scheduled departure of trains.Thereafter, the available accommodation could be booked across PRS counters as well as through the internet on a first-come-first-serve basis until the preparation of second reservation charts.

The second reservation charts were prepared between 30 minutes to 5 minutes before the scheduled/rescheduled time of departure of trains.Cancellation of already booked tickets was also permitted during this period as per the provisions of Refund Rules.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, instructions were issued to shift the time of preparation of the second reservation chart to two hours before the scheduled/ rescheduled time of train departure.The Railways had suspended all passenger trains services due to the imposition of the nationwide lockdown from March 25.However, it resumed services in a staggered manner beginning with Shramik Special trains to help stranded migrant workers reach their home states from May 1.