IRCTC: How to book a room in railway station with better facilities?

The facility of retiring rooms is one of the many services brought by the Indian Railways for train passengers. IRCTC has launched these services to provide accommodation with less money in situations where you have to spend a long time at the railway station.

Hyderabad:Millions of people travel by train every day for jobs and business. However, trains are delayed due to unfavourable weather conditions or accidents. Otherwise, the passengers may have to wait for hours at the railway station to get another train. In that case, if you want to stay in any hotel room outside, we have to shell out more money.

To help the passengers, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is providing a retiring room and dormitory facility for such passengers. Many do not have a proper understanding of this. The IRCTC has launched this retiring rooms booking facility to provide low-cost accommodation to the passengers. These rooms can be booked at a very low cost. AC, non-AC, single, double and dormitory-type rooms are available.

You can book from a minimum of an hour to a maximum of 48 hours. Depending on the area, the room booking charges range from Rs 100 to Rs 700. Only people whose ticket reservation is confirmed can book these rooms. This facility is not available for wait-listed passengers. Retiring room facility is available at all major railway stations of the country. These retiring rooms can be booked both offline and online.

Online booking...

• Login to the IRCTC website
• Go to the IRCTC account section and click on My Booking
• Scroll down and you will see the 'Retiring room' option. Click on it and submit your PNR number and station details where you want to stay
• Then check-in, check-out date, bed type... all the details asked should be given
• The details like slot duration and ID card type should be checked properly and payment should be made
• Your room booking will be completed once the payment is made
• You can also book a room directly by clicking on this link.

Cancellation policy...

If the room booking is cancelled before 48 hours for any reason, 10 per cent will be deducted from your room booking price. While 50 per cent will be deducted if the room booking is cancelled one day before the journey. No refunds will be made if the room is cancelled after that.