Tatkal tickets easier to book after Aadhaar linkage
Seats were available in five trains in AC class for more than 15 minutes after booking opened on Friday morning for travel on Saturday. Tatkal tickets used to sell out in a few minutes for travel on weekends. There were 32 berths available on TVC-Mangalore train, 50 berths in Maveli Express, three berths in Malabar Express, 170 seats on Kasargod Vande Bharat and three berths in Netravati Express.
This is surprising because it was nearly impossible to buy tatkal tickets on the route before Aadhaar linkage came into force on July 1.
"After attaching my account with Aadhaar, I could book a tatkal ticket. This was not possible before because it used to get sold out soon," said J Aswathy, a frequent traveller.
The requirement to attach Aadhaar to IRCTC accounts has weeded out many duplicate accounts. Krishna Kumar S of the Thrissur Rail Passengers Association said, "The introduction of dynamic charts that allow people to book current tickets 15 minutes in advance at all stations for Vande Bharat trains, in addition to streamlining the IRCTC accounts, would make it easier for people to travel by popular trains."
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He said, "If successful, the current booking system should be extended to other trains too. This means more people will be able to travel by trains, thereby increasing the revenue for railways."
However, people have been facing difficulty in attaching Aadhaar. "I could do that only via another site that's linked to the IRCTC site," said Aswathy. The railways are streamlining the ticket booking and are working to set the online reservation system right by looking at the success of the Aadhaar linkage.
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