Find back up to 20% bumper discount in base fair on return ticket booking:

Indian Railways: As soon as the festive season comes, getting a confirmed ticket in Indian Railways trains is not less than a challenge. On big festivals like Diwali, Bhai Dooj and Chhath Puja, the number of people going home increases so much that it becomes difficult to book tickets even months ago. To manage this huge crowd of passengers and relieve them, the Indian Railways has brought a great plan in this festive season.

If you are also planning to go to your house on this Diwali or Chhath, then this news will bring a smile on your face. Indian Railways has announced a huge discount on the return ticket under the ‘Round Trip Scheme’ to encourage passengers. Under this scheme, you can get a discount of up to 20 percent on the base fair (original fare) of the return ticket.

What is this special ’round trip scheme’ of Railways?

This scheme is an attempt to encourage passengers to do better planning for their journey. Usually, people book tickets to go first, but wait for a return ticket. This makes it difficult for the Railways to properly estimate the number of passengers and in the end even the passengers do not get confirmed tickets.

To solve this problem, the Railways has brought this ’round trip scheme’. This simply means that if you book a ticket for any destination and book a return journey together, then the Railways will give you a discount of up to 20% on the original rent of your return journey.

How will this bumper discount benefit?

It is very easy to take advantage of this exemption, just you have to take care of some things while booking tickets:

1. Booking together: This discount will be available only when you come and know, tickets on both sides will book in the same transaction. You can book this by choosing the option of ‘Round Trip’ on the official website or mobile app of IRCTC.
2. Festivals Applicated to Special trains: This discount scheme is likely to be applied to special trains run during the festive season, so that more and more passengers in these trains can plan their entire journey in advance.
3. Exemption only at Base Fair: It is very important to understand that this discount of 20% is not on the total rent of the ticket, but only ‘Base Fare’ That is, the original rent will be found. Other fees included in the ticket like reservation charge, superfast surcharge, GST etc. will not apply.
4. Automatic Discount: When you book tickets with a round trip option, it will automatically be implemented by the discount system at the rent of the return journey. You will not need a different coupon code.

This scheme benefits both passengers and railways

The scheme is a Win-Win Situation.

• For passengers: They will not only benefit financially (tickets will be cheaper), but their return seat will also be confirmed in advance, which will reduce stress during the journey.
• For Railways: Railway will get an accurate figure of the number of passengers during festivals due to round trip booking simultaneously. This will help them to manage the crowd better, install additional coaches or run new trains.

So, next time you book a train ticket for festivals, definitely see the option of ’round trip’ on IRCTC instead of making separate booking. This will not only save your money, but your journey will also be anxiety free and comfortable.