The Foreign Tourist Quota (FTQ)

The Foreign Tourist Quota (FTQ)

The Foreign Tourist Quota is a little arrangement of seats on specific trains kept aside for nonnatives (and NRIs) going in India on a vacationer visa. Seeing that the greater part of remote travelers going to India have no clue how early prepare tickets can offer out, this quantity can be a boon. It is however fairly bureaucratic to get a ticket under this share, and unless you take care of business, you're probably going to squander a considerable measure of time at a railroad reservation office, to return with practically nothing. It is likewise worth perusing this string - and its pertinent updates - about the Foreign Tourist Quota on the Indiamike discussion.

Give me a chance to abridge the principle purposes of this portion:

Outside voyagers don't need to purchase tickets under this portion - they can book through the general, tatkal and women quantities (on the off chance that they're women!) also. Notwithstanding, a large portion of the standard amounts have a tendency to get booked out right on time (even two months ahead of time on some well known courses!) and henceforth the Foreign Tourist Quota (FTQ) can frequently enable a vacationer to get situates on trains at generally a surprising bit of news.

There is no additional charge for tickets issued under this portion. You pay a similar sum an Indian would pay for the excursion.

Not all trains have a Foreign Tourist Quota.

Trains that do have a FTQ allotment don't really have it in all classes. The greater part of trains have only 2 billets in Sleeper Class under the FTQ. Around 325 prepares in India have a FTQ portion in the AC classes (see list). To see if your prepare has a FTQ designation (as a few points of interest have changed since I last refreshed this rundown, or in case you're hunting down FTQ accessibility in a non-AC class) you have to check the accessibility for your prepare utilizing one of the accompanying sites: Indianrail, Erail or India Rail Info. While questioning accessibility, ensure the "portion" box is set to Foreign Tourist. See this article for more points of interest on the most proficient method to check accessibility.

FTQ can't be reserved on the web.

FTQ can't be reserved at recently any station or reservation office either. Just certain imperative stations, visitor bureaux and reservation workplaces have the expert to offer tickets under the FTQ. The rundown is specified toward the finish of the page.

You can pay for FTQ tickets in dollars. On the off chance that you pay in rupees, you may need to show verification that you've traded remote money - a trade declaration or ATM receipt ought to do. Not very many counters demand this however.

You have to convey the international IDs of all explorers in unique to the reservation counter alongside photocopies of the visa and address pages.

Indrail passholders are qualified for tickets under the FTQ.

Like typical tickets, appointments for FTQ tickets open 60 days before the prepare leaves its starting station. In any case, because of the marginally confused procedure of getting these tickets, particularly since they can't be reserved on the web, it is regularly far less demanding to get tickets under the FTQ at moderately an abrupt announcement.

How would you purchase tickets under the FTQ? You take after a similar procedure that you would take after to book a ticket at a reservation counter, with the exception of that you have to convey your visa, photocopies of the pertinent pages of your travel permit, and an ATM receipt (see the outline focuses above). You have to fill in a reservation shape and hand it to the representative, indicating that you need tickets under the FTQ. A FTQ ticket looks the same as a general counter-purchased PRS ticket.

As said before, you can't book tickets at simply any reservation office. The following is the rundown of counters from which you can get FTQ tickets. A ton of this data needs check and refreshing, so please reach me in the event that you've been to any of these reservation workplaces and figured out how to effectively book tickets.

It may likewise be conceivable to get tickets under the FTQ at different stations too. If all else fails, converse with the Chief Reservation Supervisor at the reservation office to check whether he can do anything for you.

Puts on the rundown beneath stamped "checked" have been gone to by me. Different spots have not, so your information sources will be to a great degree significant...

Agra

Rail Reservation Office, Agra Cantonment. On the off chance that you've gone to, kindly do reveal to me which counter offers FTQ tickets.

Ahmedabad

Rail Reservation Office, Ahmedabad Junction. In the event that you've gone to, kindly do reveal to me which counter offers FTQ tickets.

Bangalore (Verified)

You can purchase FTQ tickets just at Bangalore City Railway Station. The right counter will be counter number 2 in the primary station building, not in the ordinary railroad reservation office. The counter is supportively stamped "Senior Citizens and Disabled Only"

Chennai (Verified)

Chennai brags a unique office for remote vacationer appointments. This is a little room inside the railroad reservation office at Chennai Central. Take note of that the workplace is not in the principle station building - it is in the tall working to one side of the station (see outline). There is a little staircase to the extraordinary right of this building, and you will locate the remote vacationer cell on the main floor. If all else fails, approach anyone for the reservation office.

Dehradun

Outside Tourist Quota tickets are issued at the counter for unique reservations. This counter is situated in the yellow building simply inverse the railroad station. (Data kindness Raden J)

Delhi

New Delhi Railway station has an International Tourist Bureau in which you can book tickets. The International Tourist Bureau is situated on the principal floor of the expanding on the Paharganj side - that is, to the stage 1 side passageway. Be extremely cautious the same number of tricks work around the territory. Touts will disclose to you that the workplace is shut, is being redesigned, or has all of a sudden vaporized, and welcome you to their "booking office". You will definitely be cheated or - in the most dire outcome imaginable - be given fake tickets. Look at this string on Indiamike for more data on the International Tourist Bureau at New Delhi.

Ernakulam

Some exceptionally accommodating data on getting FTQ tickets at Ernakulam South Railway station from Neil, alongside a photo of the reservation office:

Goa (Verified)

There are two unique stations in Goa where you can book tickets under the FTQ, and it relies on upon where you're voyaging.

On the off chance that you need to book FTQ tickets on trains going on the Konkan Railway, you have to go to counter 5 at the rail reservation office at Madgaon Railway station. The reservation office is situated on the main floor of the station when you enter stage 1.

Hyderabad

Counter 121 at the Hyderabad reservation office.

Jaipur

Supportive input from Daniel about getting FTQ tickets at Jaipur:

"About the counter nonnative tickets in jaipur india, it's outside the prepare station building, it's in the headings office working with a passageway alongside the prepare station door. Inside, it's the counter 769 for nonnatives, however you need to fill a frame that you need to request at counter 763. what's more, don't go at counter 10 any longer, it's at the opposite side of the prepare station and it's futile"

Jaisalmer

Rail Reservation Office, Jaisalmer. On the off chance that you've gone by, kindly do disclose to me which counter offers FTQ tickets.

Jodhpur

FTQ tickets are issued from counter #3 of the reservation office at Jodhpur railroad station. (A debt of gratitude is in order for the data, Colin!)

Kolkata

In Kolkata, you don't get FTQ tickets at the railroad station - you have to go to the reservation office at Fairlie Place. (Credits - Dave W from Indiamike)

Lucknow

Rail Reservation Office, Charbagh Station, Lucknow.

Some supportive remarks from Robyn who effectively oversaw tickets at Lucknow:

"In Lucknow, FTQ tickets are issued by the last counter to one side. You are given a WL ticket to begin with which you then take to the director who again issues an alternate WL ticket, and after that at 6pm with the last sheets are reported, wella! You take a load off. It was truly simple and no line by any stretch of the imagination!"

Mumbai (Verified)

You can book FTQ tickets either at Mumbai CST (Victoria Terminus) or at Churchgate.

In case you're at Mumbai CST, you have to go to the reservation office, which is arranged on the primary floor of the building. I don't know which counter is for outside travelers - enquire at the enquiry counter on the ground floor of the reservation office.

In case you're at Churchgate, you can book tickets at the reservation office which is inverse the station building - counter 14 is the counter for remote visitors. I prescribe going by Churchgate's reservation office as it is far less swarmed than the one at Mumbai CST.

Trivandrum

Rail Reservation Office, Trivandrum. Some supportive data from Joris about booking FTQ tickets at this station:

"For Trivandrum vacationer counter go to first floor of primary prepare building (right hand side). Traveler amount is on Counter no 8 (there is no extraordinary sign), not exceptionally supportive individual, the boss is extremely useful!"

Udaipur

Counter #6, Rail Reservation Office, Udaipur City Railway Station.

Varanasi

FTQ tickets can be purchased at the International Tourist Bureau in Varanasi. The agency is situated inside the principle station building - make an inquiry or two for bearings.