INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Indian Railways' ticketing arm Indian
Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Thursday partnered with travel marketplace ixigo to exclusively power hotel bookings
Through this partnership, ixigo's wide range of accommodation offerings from its domestic and international hotel partners and over the
engine based in Gurugram, and a mobile travel application available on Android, iOS and Windows Phone
ixigo is an infomediary that aggregates travel websites to compare information and deals
The company was founded by Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar in June 2006
TheIndianSubcontinent also reported that IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) offers cancellation of e-tickets online
till chart preparation of Indian Railways train
If the user wishes to cancel his/her e-ticket, he/she can do so till the time of chart preparation for the train
For train starting up to 12 noon the chart preparation is usually done on the previous night
User can log on to irctc.co.in and go to 'Booked Tickets' link and select the ticket to be cancelled and initiate the cancellation by
selecting the passengers to be cancelled, said IRCTC
of the train, flat cancellation charges shall be deducted at Rs
240 for AC first class/executive class, Rs
200 for AC 2 tier/first class, Rs
180 for AC 3 tier/AC chair car/ AC 3 economy, Rs
120 for sleeper class and Rs
60 for second class.If a confirmed ticket is cancelled within 48 hours and up to 12 hours before the scheduled departure of the train,
cancellation charges shall be 25 per cent of the fare subject to the minimum flat rate mentioned in the above clause.
