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| | Q. What is BHARAT DARSHAN? What are its Specialty / Importance? | |
| | A. Bharat Darshan Special Tourist Train also called as "Village on Wheels" earlier, is a special concept, comprising of sleeper class accommodation to provide affordable rail based tourism packages to the common man, which was announced by Hon’ble Minister for Railway. |
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| | Q. What are the dates (dep.) of run, places covered & special attractions, boarding points,total duration and price? | |
| | A. Please see the details on the website under section Bharat Darshan. |
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| | Q. What are the important & historical facts related to Bharat Darshan? | |
| | A. Bharat Darshan was started under the broad concept of Railway Board in the name of "Village on Wheels" in November 2004 which was Later renamed as "Bharat Darshan" in November 2005. |
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| | Q. How many types of packages are there and what are the charges for respective packages? | |
| | A. The packages are currently operated from South and West India which cover all important tourist and pilgrimage destinations. The charges per day is Rs.500 per day inclusive of Train fare, meals, sightseeings. |
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| | Q. Whether Indian tourists are eligible for booking? | |
| | A. Yes, Indian tourist can book the tour by paying in INR. |
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| | Q. Whether Foreign tourists are eligible? | |
| | A. Yes. |
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| | Q. What is currency for paying the charges for the above package? | |
| | A. INR. |
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| | Q. Any proof is required for boarding the Bharat Darshan? | |
| | A. No. |
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| | Q. What are the various services available in this package ? | |
| | A. Accommodation (Dharmshala / dormitory), meals, sightseeing & train fare. |
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| | Q. What are the various mode of booking seats for Bharat Darshan? | |
| | A. Booking can be done online at www.railtourismindia.com. There is also an option for counter bookings. |
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| | Q. What are the various mode of payment? | |
| | A. Counter booking can be done with Cash, Demand Drafts etc., Credit cards/Debit cards. Whereas online booking can only be done through Credit cards/Debit cards. |
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| | Q. How many days in advance can I book a ticket? | |
| | A. You can book the packages available online irrespective of the max. number of days to book the ticket. |
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| | Q. How can I get my Ticket ? | |
| | A. You can purchase the ticket online or by visiting our offices in person. |
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| | Q. What is the Cancellation procedure ? | |
| | A. Cancellation will be done online through our website i.e. www.railtourismindia.com. |
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| | Q. What are the various cancellation charges? | |
| | A. Please the cancellation terms and condions. |
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| | Q. What are the various classes of travel and total number of seats? | |
| | A. Total no. of seats 504, class of travel on train is Second Sleeper. |
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| | Q. What is the mode of Payment? | |
| | A. Payment Options:
1. Payment by credit cards:
1. Gateway No. 1 (operated by ICICI Bank) :
Payments through any Master / Visa credit cards issued by any bank.
Transaction charges of 1.8% on the total transaction value will be levied by the card issuing bank.
2. Payment through Direct Debit facility of Internet Banking option of:
1. ICICI Bank - Transaction charges of Rs. 10/- per transaction.
2. IDBI Bank - Transaction charges of Rs. 10/- per transaction.
3. Punjab National Bank Direct Debit - No Transaction charges levied.
4. Union Bank of India Direct Debit - No Transaction charges is levied by Union Bank Of India. |
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| | Q. What are the different types of concessions available for Passengers? | |
| | A. At present this site offers No Concession tickets for the Bharat Darshan. |
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| | Q. What are the rules for reservation? | |
| | A. Reservation is based on number of seats available. A quota is defined for partial bookings. On exhaustion of the same, partial bookings shall not be allowed. |
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| | Q. How will I get my tickets delivered? | |
| | A. Customers who book tickets online should take a printout of the Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) as a record & carry the same at the time of journey. Doorstep delivery is not available. |
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| | Q. How can I get in touch with IRCTC? | |
| | A. You can reach us at tourticket@irctc.co.in. You can also call us at 011- 23701174 / 23701145 / 23701146 / 23701147 extn. 221,222,223,229.
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| | Q. Can I book a partial ticket for Bharat Darshan? | |
| | A. No. | |
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| | Q. How many passengers can I book at a time? | |
| | A. Customer can book fifteen passengers in one time. |
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| | Q. How can I confirm that my ticket is booked or not? | |
| | A. On pressing the "Buy" button on the ticket reservation page, the payment is processed and the booking is done and the confirmation of your booking is displayed on your screen. If for any reason, the reservation output details are not displayed in your monitor, please check the details in menu "BOOKED TICKETS" under "Booking History" in Home Page. You may also check your e-mail for the details of your booking. | |
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| | Q. Can I Board and Deboard the train from anywhere? | |
| | A. While booking the ticket, boarding and deboarding points are mentioned, one can only board and deboard from these places. | |
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| | Q. If I board from any intermediate station what would be my fare? | |
| | A. The fare remains same. |
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| | Q. Can partial cancellation be done? | |
| | A. No. |
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| | Q. How can I modify the details of my ticket ? | |
| | A. He can log on to www.irctc.co.in and go to Booked Tickets link and select the ticket to be cancelled and can initiate the cancellation by selecting the passengers to be cancelled. | |
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| | Q. How can I cancel e-ticket and how will I get refund? | |
| | Calculation of cancellation time would be based on the time of departure of respective train/package.
A. E-Tickets (Reservations) can be cancelled only through Internet till Chart preparation of the train and it is not allowed at face to face Railway Counters. If the user wishes to cancel his e-Ticket, he can do so till the time of chart preparation for the train (which is normally 4 hours before the scheduled departure of the train from the train starting station) through the Internet. He can log on to www.irctc.co.in and go to Booked Tickets link and select the ticket to be cancelled and can initiate the cancellation by selecting the passengers to be cancelled. Cancellation would be confirmed online and the refund would be credited back to the account used for booking as for normal Internet tickets. If there is any partial cancellation of ticket please ensure that the modified ticket (Electronic Reservation Slip) is printed separately as for the original ticket. |
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| | Q. While booking, the amount was debited but ticket not booked. What should I do? | |
| | A. If for some reason, you could not see the ticket confirmation page, please check your "Booked Tickets" list, wherein the details of all the transactions with their status would be available. On an unsuccessful transaction, the amount debited would be credited back to you in full without levying any charges. You may retry the transaction for booking your ticket. If you face this problem very often please let us know immediately. | |
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| | Q. Is the adult and child fare the same? | |
| | A. Yes. | |
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