Railways to press Suvidha trains to encash summer rush

Encashing the summer rush, railways have decided to press Suvidha trains where the minimum fare shall be tatkal fare, into service for various busy routes.
Suvidha trains are planned to be run during peak summer, winter rush seasons, festivals and on other occasions, a senior Railway Ministry official today.
Fare of the Suvidha trains will be more than the normal fare for the same destination.
According to the fare structure, minimum fare of Suvidha train shall be Tatkal fare for the particular class. Fares would increase after booking of every 20 per cent of seats/berths subject to maximum three times of Tatkal fare. Other applicable supplementary charges like reservation charge, superfast charge, service tax shall be levied separately.

As per the special provisions, only confirmed and RAC tickets will be issued on these trains. Advance Reservation Period (ARP) of the train will be maximum 30 days and minimum 10 days.
Tickets for the train will be available both at Railway Reservation Counters and e-ticket through IRCTC. Passenger have to produce one of the prescribed Identity Card during journey for verification purpose. No concession, no free/complimentary pass will be applicable and also for children full adult fare shall be charged.

As per the refund of Suvidha tickets, 50 per cent refund of fare shall be granted upto 6 hours before the scheduled departure of the train or preparation of the chart whichever is earlier. After that no refund shall be permissible.

In normal circumstances cancellation of Suvidha train is not permitted. However, In case of cancellation of train in exceptional circumstances, full refund of fare shall be granted for counter PRS ticket across the counter and for e-tickets full refunds of fare shall be directly credited to the customers account.
Railways had earlier announced to run Suvidha trains replacing the Premium trains from July 2015.
The first such Suvidha train will be connecting Gorakhpur with the National Capital in both direction.
Suvidha special will be commencing service from Gorakhpur to the National capital on July 13 and the booking for this started today, said the official.

The biweekly Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar Suvidha special train will run from July 13 to July 30 this year.