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Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Railway strengthens Tatkal booking with Aadhaar verification and OTP authentication
Indian Railways Ferozepur: In order to ensure that the benefits of Tatkal train tickets are accessible to the common man, Indian Railways has introduced several new measures by modifying the Tatkal Scheme. According to railway authorities, Aadhaar authentication has now been made mandatory for booking Tatkal e-tickets for individual users. For Tatkal bookings at railway counters or windows, passengers or their representatives must provide a mobile number and an OTP. Only after successful verification of the mobile number and OTP will the Tatkal ticket be generated. In a significant step, the first 30 minutes of Tatkal ticket booking will be reserved exclusively for individual online users and passengers booking at the PRS counters at stations. Travel agents and authorized agencies will only be able to book tickets after this period—at 10:30 am for AC classes and 11:30 am for Non-AC classes. For non-Aadhaar users, Tatkal ticket booking can still be done at PRS counters and through authorized travel agents. From July 1, 2025, Tatkal e-ticket bookings on the IRCTC app will be permitted only for Aadhaar-verified accounts. The provision of OTP for Aadhaar authentication will be implemented by July 15, 2025, ensuring that bots or other software tools cannot book tickets faster than genuine users. Similarly, for window ticket bookings, passengers must provide a mobile number for OTP verification. This requirement will also take effect from July 15, further safeguarding the booking process for the general public.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Time of India
Will your waitlisted ticket get an automatic upgrade on Indian Railways?
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel According to a circular by Railway Board dated 13th May 2025, your waitlisted ticket may be automatically upgraded. The circular states that if there is no seat available in the class you booked but there is a seat available in a class higher, your ticket will be upgraded to that class. However, this upgrade is limited to maximum of two rule has been in existence since 2006 where it is stated that you maybe upgraded to higher class without any additional charge. The railway circular this time has defined path of upgrade and provide a structured path for the sleeping accommodation it starts at 2S then 3E, 3A, 2A and 1A. There is one exception to this rule that is only a 2A ticket holder is eligible to be upgraded to sitting accommodation it starts at 2S then VS, CC, EC, EV and EA. Just like sleeping accommodation in sitting only a CC ticket holder will be upgraded to EC,EV and passengers that pay the full fare will be eligible for this scheme and the upgradation will happen separately and within the sitting and sleeping berth passengers and senior citizen passengers are also eligible for upgradation but a warning sign will inform that there is surety that they will get a lower berth after Centre for Railway Information System has been directed to upgrade the software to reflect the new at the start of May 2025 had brought out a new rule which disallows people with waitlisted ticket from boarding reserved coaches. This decision has been taken to stop overcrowding and a provide a better travel experience for to people with confirmed tickets. However, people can board the General Coaches with the waitlisted tickets. If someone is found breaking the rules then they would be penalised. They will charged Rs 250 for Non-AC and Rs 440 for AC in addition to that the fare from their boarding station to the next station were they will be deboarded from the a ticket had been booked for four people under a single PNR and after chart preparation only two tickets are confirmed. In that case those two people with the unconfirmed tickets can share the berth with those two people with the confirmed have reduced the Advance Reservation Period by half to 60 days from the the earlier 120 days. IRCTC has made OTP (One Time Password) verification compulsory for all online ticket bookings.(With inputs from TOI)
