Hyderabad, Oct. 26 -- South Central Railway (SCR) has extended the facility of optional travel insurance to passengers booking reserved tickets at railway reservation counters from October 27 bringing them on par with passengers booking tickets online through IRCTC.
The facility, hitherto available only to passengers booking tickets online, will now also cover those purchasing reserved tickets through Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters, SCR said in a release on Monday.
Passengers opting for insurance must pay the ticket fare through digital payment methods, as cash payments will not be accepted. They must also provide their mobile numbers to receive policy details directly from the insurance companies.
An insurance premium of 45...