Bhubaneswar: During COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Railways had restricted unreserved travel facility in all the trains and made it reserved coaches to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Taking the gradual normalisation of Covid-19 situation into account, the Indian Railways has decided to provide second class seating journey service with earmarked for reserved and unreserved as per the applicability.
In view of improvement in the situation, it has been decided to provide Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) facility as per the applicability in all the Mail/Express Trains. The ECoR has decided to restore un-reserved journey facility in Second Class Seating Coaches as per applicability in 93 Mail/Express Trains originating from its jurisdiction, gradually starting from May 1.
“The process will take time sometime, latest by second week of August,” the ECoR stated. “Out of 93 Mail/Express Trains 17 trains are like Inter City like Trains where second class journey will be earmarked as reserved and unreserved coaches. Similarly, Second Class Seating Journey in other 76 Long Distance Mail/Express Trains will be applicable as in pre-covid times.”
