Tatkal Tickets
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Tatkal ticket crackdown: 13,580 touts, 65 railway staff arrested in 3.5 years, Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha
India | Aug 12, 2026, 06:25 PM ISTRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Lok Sabha that 13,580 touts and 65 railway employees were arrested between 2023 and June 2026 for offences related to the reservation system. The minister also detailed enforcement measures against unauthorised ticketing.
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IRCTC makes Aadhaar verification mandatory for advance, tatkal booking: All you need to know
Business | Feb 20, 2026, 12:06 PM ISTIRCTC has made Aadhaar authentication compulsory for online train ticket bookings. Only Aadhaar-verified users can book Tatkal and first-day ARP tickets, aiming to reduce fraud and ensure fair ticket distribution.
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Aadhaar-based OTP verification for online tatkal booking now active in 322 trains: Vaishnaw
India | Dec 11, 2025, 05:33 PM ISTUnion Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Aadhaar-based OTP for tatkal bookings at reservation counters has also been introduced in a phased manner and it is implemented in 211 trains.
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Railways to make OTP mandatory for Tatkal tickets booked at reservation counters | Details
India | Dec 03, 2025, 03:38 PM ISTA recent announcement stated that OTP verification system will soon be introduced at all reservation counters for the remaining trains. Passengers must provide a mobile number when booking Tatkal tickets, and booking will be confirmed only after they successfully verify the OTP sent to that number.
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Aadhaar-PAN, Tatkal tickets, UPI chargeback and others: Know key rules set to change from July 1
Personal Finance | Jun 30, 2025, 01:49 PM ISTAadhaar verification will be mandatory for Tatkal train tickets purchased through the IRCTC website or its mobile app, effective July 1, 2025. A one-time password (OTP) will be required for Tatkal train ticket booking starting from July 15.
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Tatkal ticket booking rules: Aadhaar authentication must from July 1, OTP-based booking from July 15
Business | Jun 11, 2025, 03:54 PM ISTTatkal ticket booking rules: The circular from the Indian Railways specified that authorised ticketing agents of the Indian Railways will not be permitted to book opening day Tatkal tickets during the first 30 minutes of the Tatkal booking window.
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Indian Railways will soon start using e-Aadhaar authentication to book Tatkal tickets, check details
Business | Jun 04, 2025, 10:12 PM ISTThe Indian Railways is planning to make the Tatkal ticket booking process more robust by making some of the rules more stringent, like only Aadhar verified accounts will be allowed to book online Tatkal tickets.
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Fact Check: Has Indian Railways changed Tatkal ticket booking timings? Here's the truth
Fact Check | Apr 14, 2025, 08:32 PM ISTFact Check: A post is going viral on social media with claims that railways has changed the time for booking Tatkal tickets. Let's find out the truth behind the viral claim.
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Has Indian Railways changed tatkal ticket booking timings? Here's what IRCTC said
Business | Apr 15, 2025, 10:19 AM ISTIndian Railways has clarified that no changes have been made to Tatkal ticket booking timings, countering misleading social media posts. The IRCTC confirmed that the current timings—10 AM for AC classes and 11 AM for non-AC classes—remain unchanged, including for booking agents.
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IRCTC begins tatkal ticket booking in all special trains from today. Check booking charges, timings
India | Jun 29, 2020, 03:30 PM ISTIRCTC Tatkal Tickets Booking: In a big relief to Railway passengers, the Indian Railways has opened the tatkal ticket booking service for all the 230 special trains it is currently operating, Central Railways PRO Shivaji Sutar said. The passengers can book tickets for travellling in these special trains starting tomorrow.
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Indian Railways Ticket Booking: Hacks to book Tatkal tickets quickly
Travel | Mar 09, 2020, 12:53 PM ISTTatkal ticket booking: It is often that we make last-minute plans and need to book tatkal tickets immediately. To avoid any hassle, we have some hacks and tips for you to book your tickets in time.
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Good news for train passengers, Railways says more Tatkal tickets on offer now
India | Feb 18, 2020, 07:52 PM ISTIRCTC Railways Tatkal Tickets: More Tatkal tickets will be available for passengers now as the railways has weeded out several illegal softwares and arrested 60 agents who would use them to block such tickets, a top official said on Tuesday.
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Tatkal reservation: Simple steps to do it through Paytm
Fyi | Oct 13, 2019, 11:47 AM ISTRailways Tatkal ticket through Paytm: Now you can book Tatkal tickets through Paytm after 30 minutes from the opening of bookings.
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Last-minute travellers help railways earn more than Rs 25,000 crore in last 4 years: RTI
Business | Sep 01, 2019, 09:34 AM ISTRailways saw a 62 per cent jump in its earnings from 2016-2017 to 2018-2019 to Rs 1608 crore. In 2016-2017, the amount was Rs 1,263 crore and in 2017-2018, the amount was Rs 991 crore.
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Tatkal ticket booking in trains: IRCTC rules you must know
Fyi | Aug 13, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTTatkal services are not available for AC First Class and Second Seating. There is no benefit of any other quota on Tatkal tickets.
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How to book Indian Railways Tatkal ticket: Find out all details inside
Fyi | Jun 27, 2019, 07:15 PM ISTIRCTC Tatkal ticket booking: Tatkal tickets issued by Indian Railways are for actual distance of travel and not on an end to end basis, Here are the complete details about Tatkal Scheme-
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SC disposes of plea against mandatory submission of Aadhaar for ‘tatkal’ passport
India | Mar 23, 2018, 08:53 PM ISTThe SC bench disposed off the petition of lawyer Vrinda Grover who was denied a tatkal passport for her travel to Bangladesh to attend a conference as she had failed to submit her Aadhaar details.
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Indian Railways increase Tatkal ticket charges
India | Dec 24, 2015, 08:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Railways on Wednesday decided to hike the Tatkal ticket charges, aiming to improve passenger revenue collections. The hike will come into effect from Friday.According to Indian Railways notification, passengers travelling
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Railways modifies identity proof rules for Tatkal travellers
India | Jul 28, 2015, 11:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Railways has modified rules on identity proof of passengers travelling on tickets issued under its Tatkal Scheme, it was officially announced here today.As per modified rules, there won't be any need to
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Tatkal booking timings to change from Jun 15
India | Jun 13, 2015, 07:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: The timings for booking Tatkal tickets in AC and non-AC classes will change from June 15 as the Railways has staggered the schedule to reduce the load on the ticketing site and booking