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PATNA: With railways unable to cope with the increasing demand for confirmed tickets in any class for New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Secunderabad and Kolkata, 'Tatkal' scheme has come handy to the passengers under the Danapur division of East Central Railway (ECR).According to Danapur DRM L M Jha, Tatkal tickets are being issued from 41 locations under Danapur division between 10am and 12pm every day. However, Patna Junction, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Danapur, Ara and Buxar continue to be major locations for issuing Tatkal tickets, he said. The DRM said railways is maintaining complete transparency in allotment of berths under Tatkal scheme. About 3,000 confirmed berths are being booked under Tatkal scheme every day under the division. Tatkal tickets are being issued to passengers under the strict surveillance of RPF to check malpractices, he said, adding two touts were arrested at Rajendra Nagar Terminal on June 11. According to sources, the weekly Patna-Vasco de Gama Express, which is running with full occupancy rate, is in more demand among Patnaites in summer. For such people, there is hardly any confirmed berths available in this train. Under the new Tatkal scheme, railways has earmarked about 30% berths in any superfast train. About 89 berths in AC2 and 143 in AC3 class in Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12309) have been allotted under 'Tatkal' scheme to cater to the needs of passengers, sources said.

Sources said while 10 berths in AC2, 48 in AC3 and 210 in sleeper class have been earmarked under Tatkal quota in Patna-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti Express (12393), four in AC2, 12 in AC3 and 114 in sleeper class are earmarked under the scheme in Patna-Pune Express (12150). Similarly, the number of berths available under Tatkal scheme in Patna-Mumbai Superfast Express (12142) is 12 in AC2, 32 in AC3 and 210 in sleeper class. In Patna-Secunderabad Express (12792), the number of berths kept reserved under Tatkal scheme is 16 in AC2, 36 in AC3 and 184 in sleeper class, sources said.

Railways has allotted 20 berths in AC2, 48 in AC3 and 216 in sleeper class under Tatkal quota in Patna-Bangalore Sanghmitra Express (12296). There are four berths in AC2, 20 in AC3 and 140 in sleeper class in Islampur-New Delhi Magadh Express (12401) and eight in AC2, 18 in AC3 and 140 in sleeper class under the scheme by Shramjeevi Express (12391), sources said.