New Delhi, December 19 (MExN): The Ministry of Railways on Saturday quashed news reports that the national transporter will do away with waiting list from 2024.
“Various newspapers and online publications have given wide coverage to draft National Rail Plan. Some of the news reports appear to suggest that Railways has said that there would be No waiting list with effect from 2024 or only confirmed tickets would be available by 2024,” the Ministry stated in an official release.
Wait list is a provision that remains whenever the demand for travelers in a given train is more than number of berths or seats available, it said.
It clarified that efforts are being made to increase the capacity to make trains available on demand, which in turn, would reduce the possibility of passengers getting waitlisted.
“The provision is not being done away. ‘Waitlist’ is a provision which act as a buffer to mitigate the fluctuations in demand and availability,” it added.
