We
should thank Indian Railways for offering Tatkal ticket booking facility
especially in case of last moment journey. It is a big boon to railway
passengers to book tickets just a day before the journey with this facility. It
has been used widely by those who need to travel on a very short note or in
case of emergency due to which they couldn’t reserve their tickets before time.
However,
Indian Railways charge premium amount for tatkal ticket booking on
first-come-first-serve basis. E-tickets are allowed to be booked in this quota.
In this facility, i-ticket booking is not allowed.
Every
day, more than 1.3 Lakh passengers book Tatkal tickets through IRCTC and most
of the tickets are sold within few minutes after the Tatkal window/quota opens.
Timings for Tatkal
Ticket Booking
The
e-ticketing subsidiary of Indian railways, the Indian Railway Catering &
Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has reduced the tatkal ticket’s Advance Reservation
Period (ARP) from 2 days to 1 days excluding date of journey from the origin
station. Keep in mind that tatkal ticket booking is available for all classes
except for Executive Class 1st AC. For example, if you are traveling
on 3rd November, you can book on 2nd November at 10 am.
You
can book Tatkal tickets from 10 am onwards if you are booking tickets on AC
class (CC/3E/2A/3A) and at 11 am onwards if you are booking SL/2S/FC. According
to the recent Tatkal rules, you can book tatkal ticket for only four
passengers. You can book two tickets max in each user ID/IP address in a day in
the given time.
Booking Tatkal
Tickets on new IRCTC Website
·
Enter the date, source and destination
status on new IRCTC website. Choose the desired class and click “Find Trains”.
Once the list of trains appears, select train, choose Tatkal option and check
availability under Quota section.
·
Passenger has to enter user and password to
book ticket.
·
Enter details of passengers like name, age,
seat preference, gender, food choice, etc. you can add more passengers.
·
Accept the Terms and Conditions, enter the
Captcha, and click on Continue Booking.
·
Review the details and click “Continue
Booking”
·
Make payment with your preferred payment
option
·
After booking ticket, print the ticket with
“Print ERS” option.
Charges and Refund
Policy
No
refund shall be provided for duplicate Tatkal tickets and confirmed Tatkal
tickets. In some cases, full refund of fare along with tatkal charges shall be
provided. Here’s the list of tatkal charges –
·
For Second Sitting (2S), tatkal charges
range from Rs. 10 to Rs. 15 will be charged
·
For AC Chair Car (CC), tatkal charges start
from Rs. 125 to Rs. 225 will be charged
·
For Sleeper class, tatkal charges ranging
from Rs. 100 to Rs. 200 will be charged
·
For AC 2 Tier, tatkal charges ranging from
Rs. 400 to Rs. 500 will be charged
·
For AC 3 Tier, tatkal charges ranging from
Rs. 300 to Rs. 400 will be charged