Preparation of first reservation charts – Railway Board Commercial Circular No. 10/2025

Preparation of first reservation charts – Railway Board Commercial Circular No. 10/2025 dated 22.07.2025

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RADLWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

No. 2024/TG-1/20/P/Reservation Chart

New Delhi, dated 02.07.2025

Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
SO All Zonal Railways

Managing Director, CRIS,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. oo

(Commercial Circular no. 10 of 2025) 

Sub: Preparation of first reservation charts.

Ref: Instructions issued vide this office letter dated 15.04.2025.

Vide instructions mentioned above, zonal’ Railways were advised that the first reservation charts of all the trains leaving in the early morning hours departing from, the originating upto 0900 hours or as decided by the Zonal railway, should be prepared preferably before 2100 hours on the previous night. The second chart may, however, be prepared as per the extant guidelines so as to maximize the current bookings.

2. The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided as under: –

1. For the trains with departure between 0500 hours and 1400 hours, first reservation chart will be prepared preferably by 21:00 of previous day.
2. For the trains with departure between 14:00 and 23:59 and 00:00 and 5:00, first reservation chart will be prepared preferably 8 hours in advance.
3. There shall be no-change in extant provisions regarding preparation of second reservation charts.
4. These instructions also cover charting at remote locations.

3, Necessary instruction may be issued to all concerned accordingly,

(Praveen Kumar)
Director Passenger Marketing/Coordination