Indian Railways has been steadily working in direction of modernising its techniques to create a smoother and extra passenger-friendly expertise. One of many constant ache factors for commuters has been the push and technical glitches confronted whereas reserving Tatkal tickets—particularly throughout peak hours.
Beforehand, Tatkal bookings for all lessons opened concurrently, which regularly overwhelmed the IRCTC web site, resulting in frustration amongst customers. To ease the load on the servers, Indian Railways had earlier revised the reserving timings, separating the slots for Sleeper and AC lessons.
Nonetheless, a current buzz on social media recommended that these timings had been being modified as soon as once more, reportedly from fifteenth April. The viral posts claimed a contemporary revision within the Tatkal and Premium Tatkal reserving schedule.
IRCTC clarifies: No change in Tatkal ticket reserving timings
Setting the document straight, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Company (IRCTC) issued an official clarification on Friday. In a submit on X (previously Twitter), IRCTC stated:
“Some posts are circulating on Social Media channels mentioning about completely different timings for Tatkal and Premium Tatkal tickets. No such change in timings is at the moment proposed within the Tatkal or Premium Tatkal reserving timings for AC or Non-AC lessons.”
Some posts are circulating on Social Media channels mentioning about completely different timings for Tatkal and Premium Tatkal tickets.
No such change in timings is at the moment proposed within the Tatkal or Premium Tatkal reserving timings for AC or Non-AC lessons.
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— IRCTC (@IRCTCofficial) April 11, 2025
The platform additional confirmed: “The permitted reserving timings for brokers additionally stay unchanged.”
To clear up any lingering confusion, IRCTC additionally restated the present reserving schedule: “Tatkal E-ticket will be booked for chosen trains sooner or later prematurely excluding date of journey from the prepare originating station.”
“It may be booked on the opening day from 10:00 hrs for AC class (2A/3A/CC/EC/3E) and at 11:00 hrs for Non-AC (SL/FC/2S),” the platform added.
For instance, if a prepare is scheduled to depart on 2nd August, bookings for AC class Tatkal tickets would start at 10:00 AM on August 1, whereas Non-AC bookings would open an hour later, at 11:00 am. “Tatkal Reserving facility gives Confirmed / Waitlisted tickets in opposition to Tatkal quota, in any class besides 1 AC, for journey between supply/ distant stations having Tatkal Quota to vacation spot,” IRCTC added.
Moreover, the platform reminded passengers of some different essential pointers: “Tatkal costs per passenger are along with regular ticket,” and “a most of 4 passengers will be booked beneath one PNR on Tatkal e-ticket.”
