A circular journey is an excursion in which the final destination is the same as the starting point. A traveler who wishes to go on a pilgrimage or sightseeing trip to many destinations may plan a circular journey which completes at the point of departure.

General information

Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

provides the facility of booking Circular Journey Tickets.

Standard Circular Journey Tickets are also offered by Zonal Railways. These cover popular destinations for the Convenience of tourists. The details of route, fare etc., for these tickets can be obtained from nominated stations in each Zonal Railway. You can purchase these tickets if any one of the standard routes suits your convenience. Otherwise you can inform the Zonal Railways about your itinerary and Circular Journey Tickets can be drawn up to suit your requirements.

Advantages of Booking a Circular Journey Ticket

• This facility is suitable for passengers traveling individually or in groups; especially for passengers traveling on a pilgrimage or a sightseeing tour.
• Available for all classes of travel in Mail/Express fares only
• Issued according to your own itinerary, these tickets give you unique travel flexibility.
• Fares levied as per your itinerary—allowing you the benefit of telescopic fares, which are lower than point to point fares.
• Circular journey tickets also save you time and the inconvenience of purchasing tickets at each leg of the journey. Only a maximum of eight break of journeys will be admissible on this ticket.

Booking Procedure of Circular Journey Ticket

• Once your itinerary is finalized, you can approach the Divisional Commercial Manager of the Division of certain major stations to which the journey commencing station belongs. The Divisional Commercial Manager or the station authorities will then calculate the cost of the tickets based on your itinerary. He will also inform the Station Manager of the same in a prescribed format.
• You can purchase Circular Journey Tickets by presenting this form at the Booking Office of the station where you propose to start your journey. After purchasing the Circular Journey Ticket, you must approach the Reservation Office to reserve your accommodation for various laps of your journey. You will then be issued reserved journey ticket for the journey.
• A Circular Journey Ticket is charged for as two single journeys, the length of each single journey being taken as half of the total distance.
• 30% concession is granted on the cost of the Circular Journey Tickets for Senior Citizens when travelling a minimum distance of 1000 km.

Journey Extension Tickets

This facility is provided for passengers who wish to continue their journey in the same train or by other trains, beyond the station to which they have originally booked.

• To avail this facility, please contact the Ticket checking staff before reaching your first intended destination or after completion of your booked journey
• Fare due for the distance of the extended portion of journey will be collected without the benefit of telescopic range.

Reference

• http://www.indianrail.gov.in/circularjourney.html
• http://www.northwesternrailway.gov.in/public/commercial/CIRCULAR_JOUNEY_TICKET.htm