Indian Railways Round Trip Package 2025: Indian Railways has introduced a scheme on an experimental basis for passengers returning home during Diwali and other festivals. Under this scheme, if someone books tickets for both journeys together, they will receive a 20% discount on the return ticket.
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Indian Railways Round Trip Package: Who will get the Benefit?
This will benefit those people who use trains to go home and come back. The railways have taken this decision on an experimental basis, given the rush for tickets and the problems faced by people during festivals.
Indian Railways Round Trip Package: How to get a Discount?
- The train should be of the same pair: If you go to Patna by Ahmedabad Express, then you will have to book a return ticket by the same pair of train. For example, if you go by Ahmedabad-Barauni (19484), then the return train will have to be made by the same pair of trains, Barauni-Ahmedabad (19483).
- Ticket details should be the same: All the details given in the ticket should be the same. That is, things like source and destination (from where to where), passenger name, age, distance and class (sleeper, 3 AC, 2 AC) should be the same in both the tickets.
Indian Railways Round Trip Package: Booking will start from 14 August
According to the Railways, to avail this discount, tickets for travel from October 13 to October 26, 2025, and return, tickets have to be booked between 17 November to 1 December 2025. Booking will start from 14 August.
This discount will not be applicable on flexi fare trains like Shatabdi Express, Rajdhani Express, Duronto Express, Suvidha Express, Vande Bharat Express, and Tejas Express. But apart from this, all categories and especially on-demand trains, i.e. festive special trains, are included in the scope of this exemption.
This facility will be available only on confirmed tickets on both sides. Apart from this, no changes can be made in the ticket. There will be no refund facility for this. Nor will any offer be valid on such tickets.
Both the tickets have to be booked at the same time through the same medium. Passengers can avail this discount both online and offline.
What does the Railway Ministry say
The Railway Ministry said, “To ease the rush during the festive season, facilitate ticket booking, provide convenience to passengers and ensure better utilisation of trains on both sides, it has been decided to introduce a pilot scheme called ‘Round Trip Package’.”
🚨 Indian Railways announces Round Trip Package for the 2025 festival season, offering passengers a 20% discount on return tickets. pic.twitter.com/8ycem2qOlR
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