{"id":8981,"date":"2025-07-26T07:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T07:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8981"},"modified":"2025-07-26T07:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T07:43:42","slug":"reservation-counters-to-remain-open-on-sundays-till-8pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/reservation-counters-to-remain-open-on-sundays-till-8pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Reservation counters to remain open on Sundays till 8pm"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">In a decision that would benefit the passengers in a big way, the Nagpur division of Central Railway has decided to open reservation counters on Sundays for full day.<\/footer>\n<footer>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Reservation counters to remain open on Sundays till 8pm<\/h2>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>At present, on Sundays reservation counters used to remain open from 8am to 2pm. Now these counters will remain open in the second shift too \u2013 from 2pm to 8pm. The facility will be available from June 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough this will be on a permanent basis, initially two counters will remain open at the main station on experimental basis. Looking at the response the facility will be extended at Ajni later,\u201d said Brijesh Dixit, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM).<\/p>\n<p>Dixit said that the maiden move was taken after a positive feedback from large number of commuters who prefer to be at the reservation counters on Sunday, being a public holiday. Both the counters will be available for booking tickets and cancellations too.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the confirmed update about <strong>Railway reservation counters remaining open on Sundays till 8\u202fPM<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udd57 Reservation Counters on Sundays: Extended Hours<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Traditionally, <strong>reservation counters operate from 8\u202fAM to 2\u202fPM on Sundays<\/strong>, while the regular timings from Monday to Saturday are <strong>8\u202fAM to 8\u202fPM<\/strong> with a short lunch break ([turn0search8]\ue202turn0search8\ue201).<\/li>\n<li>According to an official order from Central Railway&#8217;s Nagpur division (effective June\u202f16,\u202f2025), select stations began keeping reservation counters <strong>open from 2\u202fPM to 8\u202fPM on Sundays<\/strong>, effectively offering full-day service (8\u202fAM to 8\u202fPM) on Sundays as well ([turn0search4]\ue201).<\/li>\n<li>Earlier reports as far back as 2025 also mention pilot implementations\u2014Northern Railway opened counters at major Delhi stations like New Delhi and Nizamuddin from <strong>2\u202fPM to 8\u202fPM on Sundays<\/strong> ([turn0search12]\ue201).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Day<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Reservation Counter Timings<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday\u2013Saturday<\/td>\n<td>8\u202fAM \u2192 8\u202fPM (with approx. 15\u202fmin lunch)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday (new policy)<\/td>\n<td>8\u202fAM \u2192 8\u202fPM (full-day)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday evening<\/td>\n<td>No counter operation beyond 8\u202fPM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Implementation Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This extended Sunday timing is <strong>not yet universal across all railway zones<\/strong>. It began as a pilot initiative\u2014stations like Nagpur main station and, later, Ajni in Central Railway.<\/li>\n<li>The broader adoption depends on <strong>zonal decisions and capacity availability<\/strong>, especially staffing and counter infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\udde0 Community Insight (From Reddit)<\/h2>\n<p>Regular travelers have shared that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;General timing of Reservation Counters are 8\u202fam to 8\u202fpm \u2026 and 8\u202fam to 2\u202fpm on Sundays&#8221;<br \/>\n([turn0search0]\ue201)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This aligns with earlier official patterns\u2014however, some stations now offer full Sunday operations based on passenger demand and local administration decisions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83c\udf1f Final Takeaway<\/h2>\n<p>Indian Railways has progressively extended reservation counter hours on Sundays\u2014from a half-day to a potential <strong>full-day (8\u202fAM\u20138\u202fPM)<\/strong> schedule\u2014initially rolled out at selected stations like those under Central Railway. While many counters still follow the traditional Sunday timing of <strong>8\u202fAM\u20132\u202fPM<\/strong>, the trend is moving toward longer availability.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning travel on a Sunday, check with your local PRS or station authority to confirm whether extended evening service is available at your station.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like help checking which stations in your area (like Ranchi or Jharkhand zone) offer this extended Sunday timing?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a decision that would benefit the passengers in a big way, the Nagpur division of Central Railway has decided to open reservation counters on Sundays for full day. Reservation counters to remain open on Sundays till 8pm At present, on Sundays reservation counters used to remain open from 8am to 2pm. Now these counters [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[732,5],"tags":[904,905],"class_list":["post-8981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indian-railways","category-irctc","tag-reservation-counters-to-remain-open-on-sundays","tag-reservation-counters-to-remain-open-on-sundays-till-8pm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8981\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}