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Emergency Quota Tightened: Railways Makes 24-Hour Advance Request Mandatory for EQ Tickets

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has issued a fresh directive mandating that Emergency Quota (EQ) ticket requests must be submitted at least 24 hours before the train’s scheduled departure. This policy change follows the recent update in which reservation charts are now finalized eight hours before train departure—leaving no room for same-day EQ requests. The Read More…