Railways allows passengers to book their tickets from counters using VIKALP scheme

Railways has revised its reservation form to allow passengers booking tickets from counters to use the alternate train accommodation scheme VIKALP. Currently the scheme is available only on online bookings. 

To provide confirmed accommodation to waitlisted passengers and also to ensure optimal utilisation of available accommodation, Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme-VIKALP was introduced in 2015. Under the scheme, waitlisted passengers of a train could opt for confirmed accommodation in alternate



trains. 

In the revised reservation form, passengers are given an option either to avail the option of VIKALP scheme or not to avail it.If the option of Vikalp is availed by passengers, they would have to mark choice of alternate train departing within 48 hours. 

Opting for VIKALP does not mean that confirmed berth will be provided to passengers in an alternate train. It is subject to the availability of train and berth.