The railways' earnings from platform tickets took a severe hit in 2020-21 with revenue from sale dipping by about 94 per cent as compared to the previous year due to restrictions imposed on entry into stations because of the coronavirus crisis, a RTI has found. In a reply to a RTI query from Madhya Pradesh-based Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the railways …
IRCTC has started taking the destination address of all passengers who are booking tickets for special trains with effect from May 13. Railways has said that this new addition of passengers information while booking tickets is being done in order to help it for contact tracing if any of the passengers is found exposed for coronavirus infection. By taking passengers …
)
