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Train passengers boarding from Chennai or Thiruvananthapuram can now buy disposable bedrolls from the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s website through credit, debit or prepaid cards, or counters at these stations, said a release. A bedroll kit packed in a non-woven fabric bag consisting of two cotton bed-sheets and one pillow will be available at a cost of ₹140. A blanket kit packed in a non-woven bag consisting of one blanket will cost ₹110, it added.
The cost is inclusive of all taxes and uniform across stations. Customer has to pay the bank charges.
The bedrolls service is available between 6 am and 10 pm. In case of trains running late and reaching the designated station between 10 pm to 6 am, bedrolls will not be delivered and treated as non-delivery by the IRCTC. In case of non-delivery by the IRCTC, 100 per cent charges for the service would be refunded to the passenger’s account, although the refund will not include bank charges for the booking transaction.
Passengers can book bedrolls 60 days in advance before day of travel to up to five hours before scheduled departure of train.
At present, non-disposable bedrolls are made available free of cost in all air-conditioned segments except Garib Rath and Duronto.
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