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
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
Automatic Refund of Confirmed/ RAC E-Tickets on Cancellation of Trains Ministry of Railways have decided to grant automatic refund of Confirmed/RAC e-tickets on cancellation of trains similar to waitlisted e-tickets. There shall not be any requirement for cancellation/filing of TDR for refund of e-tickets in case of cancellation of trains. This will become effective very … Read more
Cancellation of trains – Information through SMS to passengers SMS based alert service for cancelled Trains Ministry of Railways has started yet another passenger friendly measure on pilot basis, under which SMS messages would be sent to passengers informing about train cancellation in case the train in which they have booked their tickets for is … Read more
Revision of Tatkal Timings – Passengers are happy with the steps taken by the Railways? Tatkal Booking Timings Change – Online Booking Passengers Pleased There is now a reduction in the jamming of the IRCTC website that occurred because AC and Second Class passengers were trying, at the same time, to book tatkal tickets online. It … Read more
‘Operation Five Minutes’ – Now Unreserved Ticketing on your Mobile Phone Suresh Prabhu Launches Mobile App for Paperless Unreserved Ticketing Fulfilling yet another commitment of the Railway Budget 2015-16, the Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched Mobile Application for Paperless Unreserved Ticketing through video conferencing on Egmore–Tambaram Suburban Section of Chennai, at a … Read more