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Railway Retiring Room Details Indian Railway is offering various Class of Retiring Room facility to its passengers in different stations across the country. Here we are giving details of stations having this facility, details of ✅ General Rule for Booking of Retiring Rooms. Details of How to book or cancel the retiring rooms are also included here. BOOKING/CANCELLATION OF RETIRING ROOM ONLINEHow to Book Retiring Room Online : Simple StepsHow to Cancel Retiring Room Online : Simple StepsRATES AND RULES : RAILWAY RETIRING ROOMSGeneral Rules for Booking of Retiring RoomPermissible combinations of Room AccommodationRetiring Room Charges CalculationRules for Cancellation of Retiring RoomsLIST OF STATIONS HAVING ONLINE RETIRING ROOM FACILITYKONKAN RAILWAY : RETIRING ROOM DETAILSSOUTHERN RAILWAY : RETIRING ROOMS DETAILSEAST COAST RAILWAY : RETIRING ROOMS DETAILSNORTH WESTERN RAILWAY: RETIRING ROOMS DETAILSFAQs RETIRING ROOMS BOOKING Started ~ Updates Reopening of Retiring Rooms at Stations Ministry of Railways announced via press release that (03.03.2021) Railway has accorded permission to Zonal Railways to decide on reopening of retiring rooms at Stations keeping in view local condition including Covid related protocols issued by Government. Railway Board has already permitted for restarting operation of Retiring Rooms, Rail Yatri Niwas and Hotels which are managed by IRCTC. At present, various special express/passenger train services have been introduced in a phased manner as per the requirement. Considering the convenience of passengers, Railways has decided to allow operation of retiring room at stations subject to fulfillment of protocols issued by the Government. This convenience was discontinued post announcement of lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID 19. Reopening of Some Retiring Rooms at Railway Stations ~ 15.03.2021 Retiring Room Booking has been Opened at Madurai (MDU), Jaipur , Gorakhpur , Bilaspur, Kachiguda, Lucknow NE , Rajendra Nagar (RJPB), Sealdah (SDAH), Tatanagar (TATA), Tiruchirappalli (TPJ), Tirupati , Udupi, Vadodara , Ahmedabad, Madgaon, Thivim. RR Booking at Other Stations is Suspended due To Covid-19. Retiring Rooms at Railway Stations Reopening of Some Retiring Rooms at Railway Stations ~ 18.01.2021 Indian Railway announced that IRCTC Retiring Room booking has been opened at Tiruchchirapali (TPJ), Sealdah (SDAH), Madurai (MDU), Jaipur (JP) (Check-in w.e.f 18.01.2021), and TPTY (Check-in w.e.f 18.01.2021) Railway stations. Retiring Room booking at other stations is suspended due to Covid 19. Retiring Room Lucknow Junction Back To Top ^ RATES AND RULES : RAILWAY RETIRING ROOMS Indian Railway published the rates related to Booking and Cancellation of Railway Retiring Room Facility. Always Indian Railway has concern about the safety of the passengers because in the disclaimer railway announced that for any complaint related to Railways Retiring Room Services, passenger should contact with concerned Railway zone. IRCTC is also facilitating online booking /cancellation of Railways Retiring Rooms. Following are the general rules and rates related to IRCTC Retiring Rooms. Railways Retiring Room - Railways Retiring Rooms are rooms which are available on Railway Stations across India, They are available in Single, Double, and Dormitory type of occupancy with AC and Non AC combination.Duration of Booking - ✅ Minimum 12 Hrs to Maximum 48 Hrs. An hourly booking is also available at select stations. https://twitter.com/IRCTCofficial/status/1153640564811681792 General Rules for Booking of Retiring Room The maximum number of days allowed for stay is ✅ 2 days only. The charges will be collected for the full day irrespective of the period of stay.In case of the retiring, the room is occupied for more than one day, the charge from the subsequent day will be ✅ 25% more for each day, subject to the availability of a vacant room.While vacating the room, the passenger has to inform the In-charge or caretaker and hand over the keys. General Rules related to Hourly Booking of Retiring Room ✅ Reservation Period - Minimum allowed reservation period is 3 hrs and maximum reservation period is 48 hrs for the available rooms and dormitories.✅ Non- Principal Block - The 12 hrs period from 09 hrs to 21 hrs called as Non-Principal Block. The Non-Principal block can be booked hourly i.e. minimum 3 hrs and beyond.Principal Block :-The 12 hrs period from 21 hrs to 09 hrs called as Principal Block. The principal block cannot be booked partially i.e hourly bookings would be not allowed in Principal Block in general. Example: (i). If the requested reservation Check -in is prior to the 21 hrs and check- out is after 21 hrs and before the 9 hrs then reservation would be allowed from prior to the 21 hrs to the 09 hrs. (ii). If the requested reservation Check -in is after the 21 hrs and before the 9 hrs while check- out is 09 hrs or after the 9 hrs then reservation would be allowed from 21 hrs to 09 hrs or after the 9 hrs. (iii).If the requested reservation Check -in is after the 21 hrs and before the 9 hrs while check- out before 09 hrs then reservation would be allowed from 21 hrs to 09 hrs. (iv). If the requested reservation check - in prior to the 21 hrs and check - out is after the 09 hrs then reservation would be allowed for the requested period. Note:- The hourly booking would be allowed in the Principal Block for any rooms/dormitories only if the booking of the principal block gets checked -out earlier to the schedule check out (on or after 09 hrs) i.e. prior to the 09 hrs. Permissible combinations of Room Accommodation Permissible combinations of Room Accommodation as are following For one passenger- One Single Bed Room or One Double Bed Room or One Bed in Dormitory can be can be allocated.For two passengers - One Double Bed Room or Two Bed in Dormitory can be allocated.For three passengers - (one Double Bed Room + One Single Bed Room) or Three Bed in Dormitory can be allocated.For four passengers - Two Double Bed Rooms or Four bed in Dormitory can be allocated.For five passengers - Two Double Bed Rooms or Five bed in Dormitory can be allocated.For Six passengers - Two Double Bed Rooms or Six bed in Dormitory can be allocated. Retiring Room Charges Calculation Charging of IRCTC Service Charges IRCTC Service Charge of ✅ Rs.20/- upto 24 hrs for a Retiring Room and ✅ Rs.10/- upto 24 hrs for a Dormitory Bed and of ✅ Rs.40/- from 24 hrs to 48 hrs for a Retiring Room and ✅ Rs.20/- from 24 hrs to 48 hrs for a Dormitory Bed. Charging of Service Tax Levying of service tax @14.5% of the tariff of the room/bed.Levying of rate of service tax is configurable and managed by terminal application.Room and slot wise service tax is applicable.If the tariff of the room/bed is equal or greater than rupees five hundred for 12 hrs slot then service tax will be applicable.If the tariff of the room/bed is equal or greater than rupees one thousand for 24 hrs slot then service tax will be applicable.For 36 and 48 hrs slot levying of service tax will be applicable as per above two points. Charging of Extension Charges If a room is being booked in single transaction for more than 24 hrs periods in combination of slots (12+24,24+12 and 24+24) then second slot assumes as extension of booking of first slot and 25% extra tariff of the second slot is being charged i.e Waiting Rooms in Railway Stations Below table is an example to explain fare calculation:- Tariff calculation - The tariff would be calculated through master tariff tabled given below:- Below table is an example to explain fare calculation:- Levying of service tax :-(i). The tariff of any particular room/ dormitory for the 24 hrs reservation period is called base tariff that is used to calculate hourly charges for the requested reservation period as per the master tariff table. (ii).If the base tariff is greater than or equal to the rupees one thousand then service tax would be levied irrespective of the reservation period. (iii). If the base tariff is less than rupees one thousand and the reservation period is less than or equal to 24 hrs then no service tax would be levied. (iv). If the base tariff is less than rupees one thousand and the reservation period is greater than 24 hrs then service tax would be levied to the additional period beyond 24 hrs i.e. extended period if the average reservation charge per hour for the additional reservation period would be equal or greater than rupees 42.Total booking charges would be rounded off to the next higher multiple of Rs 10. Rules for Cancellation of Retiring Rooms Deduction of 20% of the booking amount if canceled 2 days in advance excluding the day of occupation (First Day)Deduction of 50% of the booking amount if canceled one day in advance excluding the day of occupation (First Day).No refund shall be admissible in case of cancellation of retiring room booking on the same day.Passenger-wise cancellation is not allowed, Only Room/bed-wise cancellation is allowed.If more than one room/dormitory is booked and cancellation is being done for few room/dormitories then cancellation rules 1, 2, and 3 will be applicable for room/dormitory as per the case. Back To Top ^ BOOKING/CANCELLATION OF RETIRING ROOM ONLINE At present, online booking of Retiring Rooms through IRCTC Website has been commissioned at 505 Railway stations of Indian Railways through which passengers can book Retiring Rooms at the time of seeking reservation in advance on payment of usual charges. We can Book or Cancel the already booked the IRCTC / Indian Railways Retiring Room Online with simple steps. There is no complicated process exists. Following are the steps for Booking or Cancelling the IRCTC Tourism Retiring rooms. How to Book Retiring Room Online : Simple Steps ✅ Step 1 : As usual first process to start this activity is to open the IRCTC Tourism website. To open IRCTC Tourism you just have to type http://www.irctctourism.com/ (You can open the website by open the Internet Explorer or Google Chrome or Mozilla Fire Fox etc and type irctc tourism Website). Remember this is the only website allowed to provide the the Retiring room booking online. ✅ Step 2 : After open the IRCTC Tourism website click on to the Accommodation tab specified like picture. After that select the Retiring Room option.:✅ Step 3 : Once you have selected the Retiring room option enter the PNR (Passenger Name Record) Number. This number available on your IRCTC booked ticket or Counter booked ticket top side. After entering the PNR Number click search button to get the result. ✅ Step 4: Next page is depend upon your decision to book your retiring room on Source station ( Starting station) and Destination (Ending) Station. If you want to book the Retiring room for Source then click that and if you want to book the Destination station click on to the Destination button. ✅ Step 5: Now you have to choose the Check in Date , Check Out Date , Bed Type and A/C etc. ✅ Step 6: After that check availability by click check availability button. ✅ Step 7: Will show the occupancy availability with details. After that Select the Room no and Slot Duration that you would like to book. Click on "Proceed" to continue. ✅ Step 8 : It will redirect you to login page, login with your user name and password registered with IRCTC. If you are not registered user choose "Guest login". After that You will get the complete booking details.✅ Step 9 : For each passenger select "Room no" in which he/she would like to accommodate. Then select the Id card type and card No. Click on Proceed button to continue. ✅ Step 10 : It will show complete booking details. Click on "Make Payment" for payment. Select your desired payment method just like IRCTC online ticket booking.How to Cancel Retiring Room Booking Online: Simple steps How to Cancel Retiring Room Online : Simple Steps ✅ Steps 1: As usual first process to start this activity is to open the IRCTC Tourism website. To open IRCTC Tourism you just have to type http://www.irctctourism.com/ (You can open the website by open the Internet Explorer or Google Chrome or Mozilla Fire Fox etc and type irctctourism Website). Remember this is the only website allowed to provide the the Retiring room booking online. ✅ Step 2: Login with your user id and password if you have booked with your Registered user account. ✅ Step 3: If you have booked with guest login then login with your Email id and Mobile no. ✅ Step 4: After login scroll down the page and select “Booked Ticket” option. ✅ Step 5: Then select “Retiring Room Booked Ticket Option”. Select your ticket which is to be cancelled and click on the cancel ticket option. Railway Retiring Room Booking : Step 1Railway Retiring Room Booking : Step 2 Railway Retiring Room Online Booking : Step 3 Back To Top ^ LIST OF STATIONS HAVING RETIRING ROOM FACILITY List of Stations currently available for Online Reservation of Railways Retiring Rooms Following are the List of Stations having the retiring room facility, and List of stations having computerised retiring room booking facility under Indian Railway. IRCTC Retiring Rooms at Palakkad Junction Well furnished State-of-the-art IRCTC Retiring Rooms at Palakkad Junction station of Southern Railway (22.07.2020) IRCTC Retiring Rooms at Palakkad Junction Tiruchirapalli Junction Retiring Rooms Renovated Platforms, Pathway with sunshed, access road and state-of-the-art IRCTC retiring rooms at Tiruchirapalli Junction. (02.07.2020) Tiruchirapalli Junction Retiring Rooms Retiring Rooms/Dormitory at Asansol Railway Station opened on 26.02.2020 https://twitter.com/EasternRailway/status/1232702672245051393?ref_srctwsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1232702672245051393&ref_urlhttps%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252FEasternRailway%252Fstatus%252F1232702672245051393%26widget%3DTweet Retiring Rooms/Dormitory at Gorakhpur Railway Station opened on 13.11.2019 https://twitter.com/RailMinIndia/status/1194615445044654081 Retiring Rooms/Dormitory at Gorakhpur Railway Station opened on 13.11.2019 New Retiring Room at Ahmedabad provides 3 Star facilities and comfort to the passengers. It has Delux Rooms as well as family rooms to accommodate travelling families. (Sep 2019) Retiring Room at Ahmedabad KONKAN RAILWAY : RETIRING ROOM DETAILS Konkan Railway announced that to facilitate the passengers who desire to avail the retiring room facilities at Madgaon, Thivim and Udupi stations, Konkan Railway is pleased to offer the online booking of retiring rooms/Beds in Dormitory at these stations. Konkan Railway Retiring Room Booking Following are the terms and conditions and link to go through the official page of Konkan Railway's Booking of Retiring Room. Terms and Conditions regarding booking of Retiring Room on Konkan Railway. The retiring Room booking facility is available only for the passengers having a valid journey ticket.The maximum period for advance booking shall be 30 days excluding the day of occupation and up to 2 days before the day of occupation.Booking can be done for a maximum of 6 (six) persons per transaction subject to the availability of the rooms/beds.Retiring room facilities can be availed for a maximum period of 48 hours only.Passenger should enter the ID card details at the time of booking and same ID card along with ticket should be produced at the station before occupying the room.If the passenger is unable to produce the same ID card at the station before occupying the room, KRCL reserves the right to cancel such booking.The facility for online cancellation of Retiring Room booking is not available. Cancellation can only be done at the station for which the retiring room is booked.Preponement and Postponement of the booking are not permitted.Cancellation charges: Before 48 hours in advance from the day of occupation - 10%. Within 48 hours before the time of occupation (8:00 AM)– 50%. On the day of occupation – 100% (No refund)Passenger wise cancellation is not permitted. Only room wise cancellation is permitted.Service Tax shall be applicable to the tariff of the room/bed as per the extant rules.Charges for a retiring room varies for the lean season and peak season. (Lean season - 15th June to 31st July, Peak Season - 1st August to 14th June).In case KRCL is unable to make available the accommodation on the day of occupation for reasons whatsoever, a full refund shall be arranged.To proceed further passengers are required to agree on the terms and conditions stipulated above. SOUTHERN RAILWAY : RETIRING ROOMS DETAILS Details of Retiring Rooms/Dormitories at Stations over Southern Railway with no. of rooms along with charges Note: The number of rooms and charges are subject to change. Contact Respective Stations to know further details. For stays of more than one day, the charges for subsequent days will 25% more for each day of stay. Normally retiring rooms should not be allotted for more than 2 days. For each additional member the tariff will 50% of the revised tariff rounded off to the next higher multiple of Rs.10/- Southern Railway announced that Online bookings of Retiring Rooms or booking of Retiring Rooms through the Internet are yet to be introduced. At present, the Passengers have to book Retiring Rooms at these computerized locations only. The following locations are having computerized bookings of Retiring Rooms and the station codes are in bracket.Madurai (MDU), Rameswaram (RMM), Kalyan(KYN), Thane ( TNA), Nagpur (NGP), Simla (SML), New Delhi (NDLS), Amristar (ASR), Jammu Tawi (JAT), Varanasi (BSB), Lucknow (LKO), Haridwar (HW), Secundrabad (SC), Chennai Central (MAS), Chennai Egmore (MS), Bangalore (SBC), Bhopal (BPL), Jabalpur (JBP), Kota (KOTA), Ahemadabad (ADI), Mumbai Central (BCT), Bandra Terminus (BDTS), Rajkot (RJT), Vadodara (BRC) and Chatrapati Sivaji Terminus (CSTM). EAST COAST RAILWAY : RETIRING ROOMS DETAILS Details of Retiring Rooms/Dormitories at Stations over East Coast Railway with no. of rooms along with charges Retiring Room East Coast Railway NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY : RETIRING ROOMS DETAILS Details of Retiring Rooms/Dormitories at Stations over North Western Railway with no. of rooms along with charges For booking the Retiring Room Online of Stations under Konkan Railway , please visit :- Online Booking Of Retiring RoomFor booking the Retiring Room Online of other zones of Indian Railway, visit :- IRCTC TOURISM https://twitter.com/IRCTCofficial/status/1205367113554124800 IRCTC EXECUTIVE LOUNGE DETAILS Back To Top ^ FAQ General Questions - FAQs ✅ What is Retiring Room? Retiring Rooms are rooms, which are available at Railway Stations across India, They are available in Single, Double, and Dormitory type of occupancy with AC and Non AC combination. ✅ What services IRCTC provides in Retiring Rooms? IRCTC only provides online booking facility for Retiring rooms ✅ Where to make complaints regarding poor condition of Retiring Rooms? Please contact the Station authorities for any problems in the Retiring rooms. ✅ What is the duration of Booking? Minimum 12 Hrs to Maximum 48 Hrs. However, hourly booking is also available at select stations. ✅ Maximum No. of passenger who can booked per ticket? Equal to the number of passengers booked on train ticket. ✅ What is Auto Cancellation? In case of full cancellation of the PRS ticket against which the Retiring room is booked, then Retiring room bookings would also get automatically canceled. ✅ Till what time can I check-in into the Retiring Room that I have booked? Late check-in is allowed upto 1 hour after actual arrival of the train. ✅ What if I cannot check in as scheduled? Failure to check in to the Retiring Room as per booking, will attract the full cost of stay. ✅ Will my luggage and belongings be safe in the Retiring Rooms? Guests are solely responsible for their own Luggage’s, valuables & belonging during their stay in the Retiring rooms. ✅ Who is responsible for any damage to the Retiring Rooms? The person making a booking is fully responsible & liable to pay any damage caused to the Retiring Room whatsoever during the time of their use of Retiring Room's property. ✅ Following are the other general questions related Retiring Room booking Disclaimer by IRCTC:-"Customer should be careful in selecting Date and Check-In / Check-Out Time. IRCTC will not be liable for any incorrect selection made by the customer. For any complaint related to Railways Retiring Room Services, please contact with concerned Railway zone. IRCTC is only facilitating online booking/cancellation of Railways Retiring Room". 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