• Reservation can be done from any Computerized Reservation Counter.
• Available to full fare paying passengers only - not for concessional ticket holders.
• Reservations starts at 8 AM five days in advance of date of journey.
• Booking from originating to terminating station with boarding facility from intermediate station or a station enroute where Tatkal Quota has been provided to destination station.
• A flat refund of 25 % of total fare charged on the ticket excluding Tatkal charges may be granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets, which are presented for cancellation up to 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the train. Thereafter no refund is permitted on confirmed reservation made under Tatkal scheme of reservation except when the Railways are not able to provide the Tatkal coach on trains for any reason.
• Refund permissible only if 
  o Train delayed by more than 3 hrs.. 
  o Passenger not provided accommodation in the same class.
• Passenger provided accommodation in lower class but doesn’t want to travel.
• Facility of change of name not permitted. 
• Production of proof of identity at the time of booking or during journey not required now.

Indrail Passes
The Indrail Pass is an ‘As You Like’ travel ticket exclusively for foreign tourists and Indian nationals, residing abroad.This ticket allows passengers to travel wherever they want, within a specific time period at an all inclusive fare. The Indrail Pass can be paid only in US Dollars or Pound Sterling or Euro Currency.


Who Are Eligible? 
Foreign tourists 
Indian spouse of foreign tourist 
Indian Nationals residing abroad on valid passport 
Guide accompanying foreign tourists.


Where Is It Available? 
The Indrail Pass is available at Tourist Guide, SE Rly, Fairlie Place, Kolkata-700001 and also through General Service Agents(GSAs) appointed by Indian Railways in countries the world over : Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hongkong, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.


Tips On Booking Your Indrail Pass
All eligible passengers can avail of foreign tourist quotas by several trains in nominated classes as provided. Passengers should produce their valid passports before purchasing tickets. 

• Partially used Indrail Pass tickets.
• Lost Indrail Pass tickets
• Difference in fare due to travel in a lower class.
• Unused Indrail Pass Ticket surrendered after the first day of validity on which no advance reservation has been made.

In case you do not posses the requisite foreign currency, you may produce an exchange certificate from any nationalised bank in India.


Refund On Indrail Pass Booking No refund will be granted on 

• Partially used Indrail Pass tickets.
• Lost Indrail Pass tickets
• Difference in fare due to travel in a lower class.
• Unused Indrail Pass Tickets surrendered after the first day of validity on which no advance reservation has been made.

In case you do not posses the requisite foreign currency, you may produce an exchange certificate from any nationalised bank in India.


Full Refund will be granted in Indian Currency if 

• An unused Indrail Pass ticket on which no advance reservation has been made, is surrrendered before commencement of the first journey.
• An unused ticket with confirmed reservation is surrendered more than 2 days in advance (excluding the date of journey).
• Partial Refund in Indian currency will be granted.
• For unused Indrail Pass tickets surrendered less than 2 days in advance but upto the date of commencement of first journey, refund deducting 10% as cancellation charge will be granted.

Circular Journey Tickets
Standard Circular Journey Tickets are issued for all journeys which begin and end at the same station. The salient features are:

1. This facility is suitable for passengers travelling individually or in groups; especially for passengers traveling on a pilgrimage or a sightseeing tour.
2. Available for all classes of travel in Mail/Express fares only.
3. Issued according to your own itinerary, these tickets give you unique travel flexibility.
4. Fares levied as per your itinerary—allowing you the benefit of telescopic fares, which are lower than point to point fares.
5. Circular journey tickets also save you time and the inconvenience of purchasing tickets at each leg of the journey. Only a maximum of eight break of journeys will be admissible on this ticket.

Issue Of Standard Circular Journey Tickets

1. SE Zone have introduced sixty (60) itineraries for standard circular journey tickets connecting popular destination/stations. These tickets are issued from the following booking stations of SE Zone
2. Old Koilaghat Building Reservation Office, 3, Koilaghat Street, Kolkata,700 001
3. Kharagpur, Bokaro Steel City, Ranchi, Tatanagar, Rourkela and Puri

You may contact the Booking and reservation supervisor at the stations concerned as well as office of the Chief Commercial Manager, SE Railway, East Coast Railway and South East Central railway for further details.


Issue Of Non- Standard Circular Journey Tickets 
Apart from standard circular journey tickets, East Coast Zone also issues non standard cirlcular journey tickets for journeys commencing and terminating at stations under its jurisdiction. Applications for non-standard circular journey ticket can be sent to any of the following office of the:

1. Chief Comml Manager, East Coast Railway, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar 
2. Divisional Railway Manager (Comml.) at Waltair, Khurda Road and Sambalpur.

Station Manager at Bhadrak, Bhubaneswar, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Puri, Sambalpur, Sambalpur Road, Srikakulam Road, Titlagarh, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Cuttack, Vizianagaram, Rayagada, Hirakud, Bolangir, Mahasamund, Kesinga,and Visakhapatnam of East Coast Railway.


The authority letter may be obtained against your application from the above offices/stations in respect of non standard circular journeys tours and presented at the booking office to procure the journey tickets on payment of requisite fare and other charges.


The distance restriction for booking of passengers by selected trains over this railway will be applicable to the holders of standard and non standard circular journey tickets.


Journey Extension Tickets 
This facility is provided if you wish to continue your journey in the same train or by other trains beyond the station to which you have originally booked.


To avail this facility please contact the ticket checking staff before reaching your first intended destination or after completion of your journey.


Fare due to the distance of the extended portion of journey will be collected without the benefit of telescopic rate.


Students Round Tour Tickets 
Round tour tickets issued to students will be charged by giving concession on the fares computed as per the method of calculation of fare for circular journey tickets.


Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS)
The Railways have recently introduced the system of issuing computerized unreserved tickets. Under this scheme, passengers can buy tickets 3 days in advance (excluding date of journey) in case of non suburban stations but in case of suburban tickets it will be issued only on the day of journey. Return tickets can also be issued from all the locations defined as cluster stations. Detailed information are available with Booking Office.