{
  "id": 19852165,
  "title": "Indian Railways Considers Scrapping Decades-Old RAC Ticketing Facility, Major Changes Possible For Train Passengers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/indian-railways-considers-scrapping-decades-old-rac-ticketing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T18:29:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/indian-railways-considers-scrapping-decades-old-rac-ticketing-facility-major-changes-possible-for-train-passengers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: Indian Railways is examining the possibility of scrapping its decades-old Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) facility, which allows two passengers to share a single berth while paying the full ticket fare. The proposal is being considered amid growing concerns over passenger convenience and the fairness of charging passengers the entire fare when they are not allotted an individual…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}