New Delhi. Indian Railways transports lakhs of passengers to their destinations every day. Many types of facilities are provided to the passengers by the Railways. However, many passengers are unaware of the many services provided by the Railways. Similarly, Circular Journey Ticket is one of those services about which very few people know.
According to the information received from the website of Indian Railways, a special ticket called Circular Journey Ticket is issued by the Railways. Through this ticket, railway passengers can travel from 8 different stations on one ticket for 56 days. During this period you can board many trains. Generally, travelers going on pilgrimage or sightseeing take advantage of this facility of the Railways.
Fares reduce
if you buy tickets at different stations, then it becomes expensive. But circular journey tickets offer ‘telescopic rates’, which are much lower than regular point-to-point fares. Circular journey tickets can be purchased for travel in any class.
Example of circular journey ticket:
Suppose you take a circular journey ticket from Northern Railway from New Delhi to Kanyakumari, then your journey will start from New Delhi. This journey will end in New Delhi. You will reach Kanyakumari from Mathura via Mumbai Central, Marmagoa, Bengaluru City, Mysore, Bengaluru City, Udagamandalam, Thiruvananthapuram Central and return to New Delhi via the same route.
The validity of circular journey ticket is 56 days.
The validity of circular journey ticket is 56 days. Circular journey tickets cannot be purchased directly from the ticket counter. For this you will have to apply first. You have to share information about your travel route with the Divisional Commercial Manager or Station Managers of some major stations.
