Bhopal, July 14 -- Giving priority to passenger convenience and transparency, the Railway Board has implemented major changes in the process of preparing reservation charts. This new system will come into effect in the Bhopal Division from midnight of 15/16 July 2025, under which the first reservation chart of trains will now be prepared 8 hours prior to the scheduled departure. Accordingly, applications for Emergency Quota will also be accepted one day in advance.

Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Shri Saurabh Kataria informed that earlier, this charting process used to be completed 4 hours before the train's departure. Now, by preparing the chart 8 hours in advance, passengers with waiting list or RAC tickets will get to know the stat...