Nowadays, bands, music, and processions are seen everywhere at weddings. Somewhere the processions are coming from nearby to enjoy the wedding, and somewhere from thousands of kilometers away. It is not easy to take such a large procession, i.e. family, relatives, and friends, by bus or car. In such a situation, most people opt for the train.
Indian Railways provides a ticket booking facility for marriage. With this, you can easily go to get the bride. Let us know how to book a train for the procession, how much it costs and what is the whole process… This information will prove to be very useful for you.
Train booking for baraat
Indian Railways provides ticket booking facility for taking the baraat. There are two options in this. First, you can book the entire bogie i.e. coach for the baraat. Second, you can book dozens of seats at once. If you want, you can apply online by visiting the ticket counter or sitting at home. This facility provides comfortable and convenient travel to the baraat.
How to book train online for wedding
- To book an entire coach a train, visit IRCTC’s FTR website www.ftr.irctc.co.in.
- Create a user ID on the FTR website.
- Here you will find the option of coach and train booking.
- Click on it and fill in all the details related to the journey. Like date, and coach details.
- Now the payment option will come.
- The entire coach will be booked once the payment is completed. This process is simple and quick.
Offline process to book a train coach
- First of all, contact the Divisional Railway Manager i.e. DRM or Station Master.
- Give complete details of your journey.
- After paying the full fare, the train coach will be booked. This option is suitable for those who are not familiar with the online process.
Booking from a single account
Whenever you go to book a train for a wedding procession, you do not need to give details of every bara. Only the details of the account from which the tickets are being booked will be required. This means that the entire booking will be in the name of one person. This process makes booking easy and convenient.
30-35% more expensive than a normal ticket
If you want to book a coach for the train, its cost can be 30-35% more than the price of a normal ticket. Apart from this, a security deposit of ₹50,000 has to be paid for the coach, which is refunded after the journey is over. The fare for booking the entire train is different. Usually, a train has 18 coaches, if you book all of them then you will have to pay the engine fare as well. This expense depends on the distance of the journey and the type of coach.
