The move of the railways to cut the advance reservation period (ARP) is an ill advised one, I feel. This move will only increase the pressure on the reservation system of railways, making it slower to add to the frustration of thise who plans the journey in advance. This could be clear to the railways from the present difficulties faced by those who want to book tickets under Tatkal scheme, for which there is only a small time window of 24 hours! The ARP was limited to 60 days in the manual Era considering the difficulty in maintaining large number of manual registers, but subsequent to full computerization the period was increased to the present level, much to the relief of travelling public. It is not.clear why such a sudden move inconveniencing those who plan their journey well in advance has been made by the railways. Any new decision taken by a utility services like railways should be to the advantage of the ultimate user and not otherwise. Hence I urge upon the railways to immediately withdraw the instructions and restore the facilities, especially considering the fact that a 365 days window is made available to the foreign tourists!
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