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Now, buy rail tickets at post offices
BS Reporter in New Delhi
 
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August 01, 2007 10:56 IST

A memorandum of understanding for providing rail ticket booking facilities at post offices was signed by the railway ministry and the department of posts on Tuesday in the presence of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and Minister of Communications and Information Technology A Raja.

To begin with, the service will be available in 30 places across the country. The postal department would issue railway tickets through the computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters provided by the railway ministry.

"Both the departments have come together to help passengers. People in remote areas had problems reaching the stations. Now they can go to the nearby post offices to book their tickets," Yadav said at the function.

"This additional measure would also help in reducing crowds at Railway stations as more people would flock to nearby post offices to buy tickets," he said.

The Railways would impose a nominal service charge on each ticket which would depend on the category of tickets booked. While first class passengers would have to pay Rs 25 per ticket other categories like AC III and II Class sleeper would pay Rs 20 and Rs 15, respectively.

Asked whether the additional service charge would not put a burden on the passengers, he said, "The passengers, specially in rural areas, are going to far off places to book tickets, this way they can save money as well as time".

The post offices will also be extending e-ticketing facilities to the public. With its huge network of more than 155,000, the postal department, Yadav said, is best suited to provide this service to the people of India.

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