Indian Railways will now allow booking and cancellation of tickets till five minutes before the train leaves the station, the Hindustan Times has reported. The new rule, which will apply to all special trains being run, comes into effect from Saturday. The pre-Covid system of preparing the second reservation chart 30 minutes before the departure of the train, has been restored by the railways. Indian Railways plans to run more than 200 trains during the festive season between October 15 and November 30.