Railways changed 3 big rules of ticket booking at once! Know them or else you will not be able to travel in train

IRCTC Train Ticket Rules: If you book train tickets from IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) website or app, then know that after July 1, you will need Aadhaar verified OTP to book Tatkal train tickets. At the same time, OTP for Tatkal train tickets is going to be mandatory after July 15. Railways has recently changed 3 major rules related to ticket booking. Let’s know everything about it.

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 for AC class between 10:00 am to 10:30 am and for non-AC class between 11:00 am to 11:30 am.

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 whether your ticket is confirmed or not… But now the railway 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 Tatkal 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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