Pay attention before making online reservation from IRCTC, the rules for booking tickets have changed from today

IRCTC’s new rules for advance ticket booking have come into effect from today i.e. 1 November 2024. If you are also using the IRCTC app or website for railway reservations, then you should know about this new rule of railways. Indian Railways has changed the rules for advance ticket booking and has now reduced its limit. The official online ticket booking platform of Indian Railways has now reduced the period for booking advance tickets from 120 days to 60 days.

Rules have changed from today.

Indian Railways had announced this last month. Along with the IRCTC platform, this new rule is also applicable on any third-party ticket booking platform or app such as Paytm, Ixigo, and Make My Trip. Also, this rule will apply to offline or counter tickets. Given the increasing waiting list for trains, Indian Railways has made this change in the rules of advance ticket booking. Especially four months before the festive season, tickets in many trains were getting full, due to which many rail passengers were facing problems.

Through the IRCTC platform, users will now be able to book advance tickets 60 days in advance instead of 120 days. Regular tickets can be booked anytime from the app and website. At the same time, Tatkal tickets can be booked 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the train. The Tatkal ticket window opens at 10 am for AC and at 11 am for non-AC. In such a situation, if you also want to book a train ticket in advance, then now you can book tickets only 60 days in advance.

IRCTC platform upgraded

IRCTC has upgraded its platform a lot in the last few years. Now users do not face any problem in booking tickets online. Railways have also changed the rules for booking tickets from IRCTC in the last few years. If you are logged in to the app or website before 8 am, then you will be logged out at exactly 8 am. You will have to log in again to book a train ticket.

For Tatkal tickets, you will have to log in at exactly 10 am and 11 am. Apart from this, only one PNR number can be generated after logging in once. For the second ticket i.e. PNR, you will have to log in again in the IRCTC app or website. This decision of Indian Railways has been taken to prevent the black marketing of tickets.