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A Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) is a type of ticket that can be sold for travel on the Indian Railways. Although it ensures certainty of travel, it does not guarantee a berth . A berth will be allocated to the ticket who reserves an RAC ticket if passengers who already have a confirmed ticket do not board before the train departure or ...
In May 2020, the IRCTC made Aarogya Setu, an app launched by Government of India, to track Covid-19. [47] In May 2020, the app was made mandatory for train travel. [48] In June 2020, the government clarified that downloading the app was optional and not mandatory for train travel after a directive from the Karnataka High Court. [49]
The Tatkal Scheme is a ticketing program established by Indian Railways. The scheme is used for booking journeys at very short notice. The Indian Railways introduced it in all forms of reserved classes on almost all trains in India. It was introduced in 1997, when Nitish Kumar was the Railway Minister of India. [1] Bookings can be made online ...
MakeMyTrip Limited is an Indian online travel company, headquartered in Gurgaon. [2] Founded in 2000, the company provides online travel services including airline tickets, domestic and international holiday packages, hotel reservations, rail and bus tickets. [3]
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In October 2016, India based online travel company MakeMyTrip, a Nasdaq listed firm and ibibo Group, [15] India's largest travel group agreed to merge in a stock transaction, to form the country's biggest online travel company. [16] [17] Both these online platforms have AI-powered chatbots named Myra and Gia respectively. [18]
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge rack railway in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu was opened in 1908 and is the only operational rack railway in India. [ 179 ] [ 178 ] These railways operate with its own dedicated fleet of locomotives and coaches.
The Railways Act, 1989 is an Act of the Parliament of India which regulates all aspects of rail transport. The Act came into force in 1989, replacing the Railways Act of 1890.