Indian Railways: Indian Railways has started a special round-trip scheme for passengers. Indian Railways has done this in view of the crowd during festivals. The purpose of doing this is to make ticket booking easier on special festivals like Diwali and Chhath. Under this scheme, up to a 20 percent discount will be given on the base fare on the return ticket of the train.
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What is the round-trip scheme of railways?
This scheme was implemented on 14 August. It has been started especially to reduce the crowd during festivals like Diwali and Chhath Puja. Passengers can book onward and return tickets together within the stipulated dates. In this, there will be a discount on the base fare on the return ticket.
Now, if you have to go from Delhi to Lucknow to celebrate a special festival with your family and then come back, then this scheme will be very useful. In this, while booking a ticket from Delhi to Lucknow, you will also have to book a ticket to come back from Lucknow to Delhi. At the same time, there will be a discount on the fare of the return ticket.
How to take advantage of the new scheme of railways?
To take advantage of the round-trip scheme of railways, it is necessary to first book an onward ticket. Only after this, the return ticket can be booked on the fixed dates through the connecting journey feature. The benefit of this scheme will be available only on booking tickets till certain dates.
For example, the date of departure should be from 13 October 2025 to 26 October 2025.
The date of return should be from 17 November 2025 to 1 December 2025.
How to book an onward ticket?
- First of all, go to IRCTC and select ‘Trains’ from the menu.
- After this, click on ‘Festival Round Trip Scheme’ or select the dates of 13–26 October 2025 from the general booking flow.
- Read the terms and conditions properly and proceed.
- Select source-destination station, date of travel, and class.
- Complete the booking and note down the PNR number.
- The option ‘Book Return Ticket (20% Discount)’ will appear on the confirmation page or Booked Ticket History.
How to book a return ticket?
- First of all, click on ‘Book Return Ticket (20% Discount)’.
- The source and destination should be the same as in the onward ticket. The class and passenger list should also be the same.
- Choose the travel date between 17 November to 1 December 2025.
- Choose the train as per your convenience and complete the booking.
- After making your payment, the PNR numbers of both the journeys (onward and return) will be visible on the e-ticket.
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Keep these things in mind
Under this scheme, a 20 percent discount will be available on the base fare of the return ticket. Now, suppose the total fare of a train ticket is Rs 1000. In this, the base fare is Rs 700, the reservation charge is Rs 40, the superfast charge is Rs 75, and GST/other taxes are Rs 185. Now you will get a discount on the base fare, i.e., Rs 700. You will have to pay the remaining Rs 300 (reservation, superfast, tax) as is.
Advance reservation period will not be applicable to return tickets. Both tickets should be from the same station pairing. Along with this, the scheme is applicable only on selected trains and special trains. Therefore, while booking the ticket, you should check whether you are getting this benefit or not.