Aadhaar verification for Tatkal ticket

A big decision came from the Ministry of Railways on Wednesday, in which it was said that now users will not be able to book Tatkal tickets without Aadhar Authentication. This rule will come into effect from July 1. It is worth noting that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said through a social media post that these rules would be implemented soon. This rule will stop the black marketing of railway ticket booking and common users will get more benefit from it.

OTP will be mandatory from July 15

From July 01, 2025, only Aadhaar verified users will be able to book tickets through IRCTC website or app, whereas after this, Aadhaar-based OTP authentication will also be made mandatory for Tatkal Booking from July 15, 2025.

Ticket agents suffer

Railways has made another change, in which it has been said that railway ticket agents will no longer be able to do Tatkal ticket booking between 10:00 am to 10:30 am for AC class and between 11:00 am to 11:30 am for non-AC class.

Will you know 24 hours in advance whether the ticket is confirmed or not?

If you book a train ticket, the chart is prepared 4 hours before the train departs and it tells you whether your ticket is confirmed or not… But now the railways is working on a new project. According to reports, now the chart can be prepared 24 hours before the train departs, which will give you information about your ticket being confirmed 24 hours in advance.

When does instant booking start?

First of all, know when you can book Tatkal tickets from IRCTC’s site. According to the rules, Tatkal booking for AC category trains starts at 10 am every day, while Tatkal ticket booking for sleeper class trains starts at 11 am every morning.

When should you login

Let us tell you that for booking AC or Sleeper, you should login 3-5 minutes before the scheduled time. By doing this, your chances of logging in at the right time without any hassle increases. Along with this, you should keep in mind that for Tatkal booking, you should never login 10-15 minutes before. By doing this, your login session will expire when the Tatkal window opens.

Prepare the master list as well

Before doing Tatkal booking, you should also make a master list by visiting the official website of IRCTC. By doing this, you will be saved from filling passenger details at the time of Tatkal booking and your time of booking the ticket will also be reduced.

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If you are caught travelling without a ticket, the railway charges a fine, which is much higher than the price of the ticket. Many times it also happens that the train ticket is lost or torn. The passenger gets upset due to the loss or torn ticket. But, if this happens to you too, then you do not have to panic. If you have made a reservation, then if the ticket is lost, you can easily get a duplicate ticket.

The rules and fees for getting a duplicate ticket are different for different classes. A passenger can get a duplicate rail ticket by going to the TTE in the train. If you have not started the journey, you can also get a duplicate ticket by going to the ticket counter.

How much will it cost?

According to the official website of Indian Railways indianrail.gov.in, you will have to pay some fee to get a duplicate ticket. You have to pay Rs 50 to get a duplicate ticket for second and sleeper class. You will have to pay a fee of Rs 100 to get a duplicate ticket for classes above these.

If a confirmed ticket is lost after the reservation chart is prepared, you will have to pay 50% of the fare to get a duplicate ticket. If your lost original ticket is found, you can show both the tickets at the railway counter before the train leaves and get back the money paid for the duplicate ticket. You will not get a refund for a lost ticket.

What to do if the ticket gets torn?

If a passenger’s ticket gets torn after confirmation, he will get a duplicate ticket only after paying 25% of the fare. But the point to note here is that if a torn waiting list ticket is lost, you cannot get a duplicate ticket.

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Indian Railways is the most popular mode of transport. More than two crore people travel by trains every day. Many of these people are also accompanied by children. Railways have made some rules regarding the fare of children. According to the age, some children do not have to pay train tickets and some have to pay half the ticket. To avoid inconvenience and fines, every rail passenger should be aware of the rules related to railway children’s tickets.

Indian Railways provides free travel facility to children below the age of five years. This facility is available in both general and reserved coaches. But the thing to note here is that children do not get separate berths. If a parent wants a berth for his child below 5 years of age, then he will have to pay the full fare.

They will be charged half fare

A child between the age of 5 and 12 years is charged half ticket in the train. This means you will have to pay only half the fare. If you ask for a seat for your child while making the reservation, you will have to pay the full fare.

If a seat is not asked for, then half fare will be charged. It is worth noting here that in Chair Car, Executive Class, Second Class Seating and Executive Class AC categories, there is no NSOB option (No Seat Option) for the child. This means you will have to buy a full ticket for the child to travel in these categories as well.

A 12-year-old child will be charged a full ticket

For a child who is 12 years or older, you will have to issue a full ticket. The half ticket rule is only for children between 5 and 12 years of age.

Documents will have to be shown

If you want to take advantage of this rule of the railways, then while booking tickets for children, you will have to provide their birth certificate and other identity documents. These documents are asked so that the actual age of the child can be known, and people do not misuse this rule by hiding the age of the child. If your child is 5 or more years old and you travel with him in the train without taking his ticket, then you will have to pay a fine if caught.

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Indian Railways Train Ticket Rules: Every day lakhs of people travel by general coach of Indian Railways. In such a situation, giving great relief to them, Railways has made a big change in the rules of UTS on mobile app. For this, Railways has removed the restriction of outer limit geo-facing distance for the UTS app with immediate effect. This means that now you can buy general tickets and platform tickets even sitting at home. An official provided this information on Wednesday.

This rule of UTS app changed

Captain Shashi Kiran, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway, said that the Railways has made important changes in the UTS on mobile app to provide easy ticketing facility to the passengers traveling in ordinary class. Under this, the distance limit for booking tickets through this app has been removed, due to which now general tickets can be booked from any place.

You will get general train ticket sitting at home

A passenger can book an unreserved ticket through the UTS (Unreserved Ticketing System) mobile app. He said that now the distance limit for booking general tickets has been removed in the app. With the introduction of this facility, now passengers can book general tickets from any place.

20 kilometer limit reached

According to a statement, earlier the maximum distance limit for booking general tickets through UTS on mobile app was 20 kilometers, that is, no passenger could book a ticket if the distance from the station platform was more than 20 kilometers. Now with the removal of distance limit, general tickets can be booked online from anywhere.

However, no change has been made in the minimum distance of Geo Facing in the app, under which the passenger cannot book general tickets online from the platform and inside the train.

According to this, through the facility of UTS on Mobile App, the passenger gets an easy interface using which the passenger can easily make paperless general ticket/platform ticket/season ticket on the mobile, this saves the time of the passenger as well. Paper is saved and environmental protection is promoted.

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