CIRCULAR JOURNEY TICKETS

Circular Journey Tickets are issued for all journeys (other than regular routes), which begins and complete at the same station.

Salient Features:

 This facility is suitable for passengers travelling individually or in-groups especially for passengers travelling on a pilgrimage or a sightseeing tour.

Available for all classes of travel, with Mail / Express. Fare only.

 Issued according to your own itinerary, these tickets give you unique travel flexibility.

 Fares levied as per your itinerary and calculated on the basis of two single journey of the total distance.

 Validity period starts from date of commencement of journey.

 Circular journey Tickets also save your 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 tickets within the validity period of the ticket at station mentioned on the ticket.

A Step-by-step guide for buying Circular Journey Tickets

Tickets are issued at the Offices of the Divisional Commercial Managers at Mumbai, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and also important stations like Mumbai CST*, Kalyan, Pune*, Nasik, Manmad*, Jalgaon*, Bhusawal, Khandwa, Akola, Badnera, Amrawvati, Wardha, Nagpur, Ahmednagar, Solapur*, Gulbarga, Wadi*. Journey commencing & terminating at the stations in their respective jurisdiction.

Note (*) These stations will issue Circular Journey Tickets only if the first lap of journey is to be performed over Central Railway.

STEP 1:- Please approach the respective Divisional Commercial Manager & Station Manager who will give you the fares per passenger, for your proposed itinerary in the prescribed format.

STEP 2:- Present this document at the Booking Office of the station where you propose to commence your journey.

STEP 3:- Contact the Reservation Office to make reservations for each leg of your journey.

Permission to travel on Circular Journey Ticket by The shorter route:

Accordingly to Rule No. 253 of I.R.C.A. Coaching Tarrif No. 25 Part-1 (Vol. 1) the journey between any to stations shown on the circular journey ticket must be made by the direct and the shorter route except when the route has been otherwise Specified.

However, if due to unavoidable circumstances passengers do not wish to cover all the stations specified on the itinerary but like to perform journey by the direct and shorter route cutting short their journey time & may seek permission to travel by the shorter route. The Station Manager may in such cases use their discretion and allow the holders of circular journey ticket to travel by the shorter route on a written application to be obtained from the party concerned subject to condition that in such case no refund will be admissiable towards difference in fares. The Station Manager granting permission in such cases will also make an endorsement on the ticket accordingly.