New Delhi: Suppose you are travelling by train and it gets delayed for a couple of hours. What will you do then? Normally, people look for hotels and other facilities available nearby to freshen up before attending meetings or other important work. But do you know that the railway also offers accommodation facilities? Yes, such a facility is known as a retiring room. These facilities are available at all major railway stations across the nation. Although this facility is not new, it is less well known. These retiring rooms are available in different forms. One can book a room for single as well as double occupancy. Additionally, dormitory rooms are also provided in the railways’ option. One can also opt for AC rooms during the summer season. To avail the facility of retiring rooms, one must have a confirmed ticket. One can book the retiring room both online and offline. It is noteworthy to mention that the facility can be availed of at the source and destination stations. The online facility is provided by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), responsible for providing ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways. Also Read: IRCTC Nepal Nirvana package If you are among those who are booking the facility for the first time, check out the steps below for your convenience. To book retiring rooms, first of all, passengers need to visit the official website of IRCTC i,e, www.rr.irctctourism.com/#/accommodation/in/ACBooklogin There, log in to your IRCTC account, if you don’t have, create a new one by providing the required information. Following that, you need to enter your PNR Number. Provide it and click on the search option. Select the station where you want to stay and book at the source or destination. After selecting your destination, you need to provide the check-in/check-out dates, types of bed and types of room such as single, double, dormitory, AC or non-AC rooms and quota. Following that, select the room number and types of identity documents you want to provide. At last, make a payment to confirm your booking. Payment can be done through Visa Debit cards, Mastercards, online banking facility and others.