The railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period from the current 90 days to 120 days from March 10. 

"It has been decided to increase the advance reservat-ion period from 90 days to 120 days on experimental basis," the commercial department's circular said. The railways claimed the move will help passengers plan their jour-neys better. Thecentre for railway information system (CRIS) will make necessary changes in the software for this purpose. 

However, there will be no change in case of certain short-distance trains like Taj Express and Gomti Express, the advance reservation period for whom is 15 days and it will remain unchanged. There will also be no change in case of the limit of 360 days for foreign tourists. Railways had earlier reduced the Tatkal booking period from 48 hours to 24 hours to prevent misuse of the facility. (Times of India)