Now free bottle of water if travelling for 20 hrs due to Rajdhani, Duronto running late

NEW DELHI: Passengers travelling by Rajdhani and Duronto will now get an additional free bottle of water in case their scheduled journeys are extended beyond 20 hours due to the trains running late, the Railway Board has said.
Currently, passengers onboard Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains get a complementary bottle of Rail Neer along with disposable cup as soon as they are seated. They also get another free bottle if their scheduled journey is of 20 hours duration or more.

“For trains which are late running, a second bottle of Rail Neer packaged drinking water should also be served to passengers subject to the train running late by more than two hours and total travelling time of a passengers is more than 20 hours,” the circular issued by the Board said.
So, in effect, if a passenger is travelling on the New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani, his scheduled journey is of around 19 hours. Under the new circular, he will get a bottle of Rail Neer, only if he reaches his destination more than two hours late after covering a journey time of more than 20 hours, an official explained. (AGENCIES)

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