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  Indian railways caps waiting list at 25% to ensure more confirmed tickets and reduce overcrowding

  India | June 20, 2025 11:46 IST

  Indian Railways has capped waiting list tickets at 25% of a train's capacity to reduce overcrowding and improve passenger convenience across all classes and train categories.

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  Why are online train tickets more expensive than counter tickets? Railway Minister responds

  Business | February 10, 2025 16:10 IST

  Indian Railways is one of the largest and most extensive railway networks in the world. Operated by the Ministry of Railways, it plays a crucial role in the country's economy, connectivity, and transportation infrastructure.

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  Indian Railways launches 'SwaRail' Super App: Download link and features

  India | January 31, 2025 19:48 IST

  Indian Railways has launched the ‘SwaRail’ Super App to provide a one-stop solution for passengers. Download the Beta version now from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

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  Maharashtra: Fake railway ticket racket, being run using illegal software, busted

  Maharashtra | May 16, 2023 22:33 IST

  The accused used to book tickets through illegal software and then sell them at 2-3 times higher prices.

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  'No restoration of concession for senior citizens in trains', says Railways Minister

  India | December 14, 2022 14:52 IST

  Senior citizen concession tickets: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hinted that the concessions given to the senior citizens in the railways may not be restored, citing excessive expanses of the national transporter.

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  Fare of new AC 3-tier economy class coaches to be 8% less than regular 3AC coaches: Railways

  India | August 28, 2021 19:16 IST

  The fare of the new coaches is 2.4 times the base price of the existing sleeper class of mail and express trains, officials said, adding 50 such coaches have been given to different zonal railways.

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  Train tickets worth over Rs 6 lakh recovered, 14 arrested including 8 IRCTC agents

  India | May 21, 2020 23:04 IST

  The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested 14 people, including eight IRCTC agents, for allegedly illegally selling e-tickets for special trains running on the Rajdhani route which began operations on May 12.

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  Railways relaxes refund rules for travel between March 21-April 15

  India | March 21, 2020 14:47 IST

  Railways issued an advisory on Saturday relaxing refund rules for passengers who had booked tickets to travel between March 21 and April 15 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country to avoid crowding on trains and encourage social distancing. 

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  Train tickets get costlier as Railways raises basic passenger fare nationwide

  India | January 01, 2020 3:40 IST

  Indian Railways has raised basic passenger fare nationwide. The prices will affect AC as well as non-AC trains. The price for non-AC mail, express trains will go up by 2 paise per kilometre while the prices for AC trains will go up by 4 paise per kilometre. This hike will be applicable to high-end passenger trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani as well.

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  Four railway officials suspended after tickets with PM Modi's photo issued to passengers

  Elections | April 16, 2019 14:00 IST

  The Lucknow divisional railway manager suspended a chief reservation supervisor, a commercial inspector and two reservation clerks for issuing tickets with PM Modi's photo.

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  Tatkal tickets scam: CBI software programmer arrested

  India | December 27, 2017 19:50 IST

  Ajay Garg, an assistant programmer with CBI, worked with IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd) for four years between 2007-11 where he learnt the vulnerabilities of the railway ticketing system.

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  IRCTC to soon discontinue railway ticket bookings without Aadhaar card

  September 13, 2016 18:32 IST

  In a move furthering it's aim to create an Aadhaar card-based ecosystem in the country, the Indian Railways has adapted a new measure that would force the commuters to get one. As per a new

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  Cancelling train tickets to be just a phone call away

  India | March 28, 2016 7:10 IST

  New Delhi:Come April and cancelling a confirmed train ticket in India would only be a phone call away. Indian Railway is set to launch a facility next month for the hassled passengers who find it

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  Jaldi ticket window opened at Vadodara, four other stations

  India | April 10, 2015 19:12 IST

  Vadodara: Vadodara division of Western Railways has opened ‘Jaldi ticket window' at Vadodara, Nadiad, Bharuch, Anand and Ankleshwar railway stations to facilitate prompt ticketing service for passengers.  The directive in this regard was issued by