No leakage of email and mobile numbers from user profile data of IRCTC E-ticketing system – IRCTC “About 5.48 lakh tickets were booked in a single day in April 2016 with 2.66 lakh peak concurrent users. About 13,600 tickets per minute were booked.” Clarification regarding website of IRCTC Which sells E-Ticket of Indian Railways News … Read more
Maximum of 6 tickets can be booked by an individual user in a month – New restriction by IRCTC Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Railways 28-January-2016 16:34 IST Railway Ministry introduces new checks on booking of e-ticket/i-ticket through IRCTC website with a view to further prevent possible misuse Under the new provisions … Read more
No truth in TOI Newspaper report dated 02.01.2016 ‘IRCTC website is sitting duck for hackware’ Dear Users, SUBJECT: Times of India news article titled “IRCTC WEBSITE IS SITTING DUCK FOR HACKWARE”, dated 02.01.2016. There is no truth in the above referred article published in TOI on 02.01.2016. Tickets can not be booked in Tatkal on IRCTC … Read more
Dynamic Fare System At present, there is no proposal to extend the concept of dynamic fare/variable fare system on all types of trains. However, over and above the regular time tabled trains, the concept of Suvidha/Premium Special trains with variable/dynamic fares have already been introduced. Besides this, with effect from 01.10.2014, in some of the … Read more
Facility of I-Ticket For Defence Personnel The facility of i-ticketing has been extended to defence personnel wherein tickets are booked online by the Defence Units on the Defence Travel System through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) website and i-ticket can be collected by the defence personnel from any Computerised Passenger Reservation System … Read more
New Rules for Cancellation and Refund of Railway Tickets Under normal circumstances no refund is granted on confirmed, RAC and Waitlisted tickets after the departure of the train. With effect from 12.11.2015, certain provisions of Railway Passengers (Cancellation of tickets and refund of fare) Rules have been amended and comprehensive Railway Passengers (Cancellation of tickets … Read more
VIKALP form 1.11.2015 : Introduction of Alternate Trains Accommodation Scheme (ATAS) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. 2015/TG-I/20/P/ATAS New Delhi, dated 13.10.2015 The Managing Director, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Sub: Introduction of Alternate Trains Accommodation Scheme (ATAS) Ref: CRIS’ letters dated 10.04.2015, 13.05.2015,. 10.09.2015 & 22.09.2015. Please refer to CRIS letters referred … Read more
Train Enquiry Mobile Application on iOS platform – IT Enabled Passenger Services Launched by Indian Railways Paperless Unreserved Tickets, Season tickets, Platforms tickets, CoTVM, Train Enquiry Mobile App IT Enabled Passenger Services Launched by Indian Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Launched these Services Through Video Conferencing from New Delhi. The Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched following … Read more
Train Time Table 2015-16 : Trains at Glance 2015-16 effective from October 2015 Ministry of Railway Releases All India Railway Time Table “Trains at Glance 2015-16” (to be effective from tomorrow i.e. 01-10-2015) The Ministry of Railways has released its new All India Railway Time Table known as “TRAINS AT A GLANCE (TAG) 2015-16” which … Read more
Change in timings for booking train tickets through internet – Railway Board Orders on 18.9.2015 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.2010/TG-I/10/ITS New Delhi, dated 18.9.2015. MD/CRIS Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Managing Director / IRCTC, 11th Floor, Statesman House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. (COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.58 OF 2015) Sub:- Change in timings for booking … Read more