Thanks for prompt information. I shall travel by this train on 23rd March 2014 from Pune Jn to Nasik Road.

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I have boarded this train at Faizabad Jn (FD) on 4th March 2014 at Platform Number 2. Railway officials confirmed that this train generally arrives and leaves from Platform No.2 every Tuesday.

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This has unfortunate thing happended with my son who has to board with his wife in 1AC of 12534 Pushpak Express tomorrow morning at Nasik Road. His ticket is confirmed while his wife's ticket remained as GNWL 1.

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E-Ticket has single PNR No. for my son, his wife and their infant daughter. The E-Ticket is for journey from CSTM to LJN (Boarding at NK). Date of journey is 14/02/2014.

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My son has met a high authority of NK station just now and discussed this problem with him. But, at the end, things remained unresolved. Though the authority has been sympathetic towards my son but he could prescribe some vague prescriptions. He could not come out with the exact rule in this context.

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This is what my son is going to do tomorrow forenoon when 12534 Pushpak Express will arrive at NK station. The saddest part of the story is that this train has a stoppage of merely two minutes at NK. The duty TTE may or may not be there at 1AC coach at NK. Keeping finger crossed till then.

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What is EFT you mentioned?

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Thanks to all of you for sharing my problem. The duty TTE at NK has been sympathetic enough and allowed my daughter-in-law to travel in 1AC with her WL-1 ticket along with my son. But, the TTE assured a berth for my daughter-in-law only if he finds any berth vacant enroute. Till then, they have to share their confirmed single berth in 1AC. I shall receive them at LJN tomorrow morning. Thanks again to all of you.

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Thank you for following my blog and wishing happy journey to my son and daughter-in-law. Now the final position is as follows.
The duty TTE has very kindly allowed my son to utilise a vacant 2AC berth in the same HA-1 coach which he will formally allot in my daughter-in-law's name at Khandwa Jn. I have advised my son to request the TTE as to how to get the refund of difference of fare. I hope this blog will guide the members of IRI in similar situation, if however, arise to them in future.

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Thanks a lot. I have narrated the final picture in my reply to Mr. Amjad Ali Khan Re 994770-39.

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The duty TTE was not very much conversant on the relevant rules. But, he has charged not even a single rupee for allotting a 2AC berth in the same HA-1 coach. He has entered my daughter-in-law's name in the chart as well as on the printed hard copy of e-ticket properly with his signature and mentioning the PNR Number against the allotted 2AC berth number. So far as refund of difference is concerned, he suggested not to proceed because for issuing of the certificate he will have to charge penalty for boarding the train with a WL ticket. Thus, at the end, matter would remain almost the same financially. No refund can be claimed as journey is actually being performed. My son accepted his suggestion very gracefully and thanked the TTE for his appreciable and wonderful co-operation.

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Quoting from a reply given in May 2012 in Rajya Sabha by the Minister of State of Railway:
"Railways, in order to improve the operating ration, are striving for augmenting traffic earnings and containing the expenditure. Steps being taken for maximizing the traffic earnings inter-alia include rationalization of fare and freight tariff; effective marketing strategies to capture more and more traffic; creation of additional capacity and optimum utilization of the existing rail infrastructure; improved throughput by steps to increase productivity and efficiency; improvement of passenger interface etc. Railways are making efforts to contain the expenditure through diverse means including strict economy and austerity measures; improved man-power planning; better asset utilization and inventory management; optimizing the fuel consumption etc."

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