Tatkal Tickets
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IRCTC makes Aadhaar verification mandatory for advance, tatkal booking: All you need to know
Business | February 20, 2026 12:06 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 | December 11, 2025 17:33 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 | December 03, 2025 15:38 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
June 30, 2025 13:49 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 | June 11, 2025 15:54 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 | June 04, 2025 22:12 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 | April 14, 2025 20:32 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 | April 15, 2025 10:19 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 | June 29, 2020 15:30 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
March 09, 2020 12:53 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 | February 18, 2020 19:52 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 | October 13, 2019 11:47 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 | September 01, 2019 9:34 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 | August 13, 2019 12:31 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 | June 27, 2019 19:15 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 | March 23, 2018 20:53 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 | December 24, 2015 8:13 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 | July 28, 2015 23:40 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 | June 13, 2015 19:42 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
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To ease pressure, Railways decides to stagger tatkal booking
India | June 10, 2015 23:59 ISTNew Delhi: To ease pressure, Railways has decided to stagger booking of tatkal tickets by allowing reservations in AC class from 10 am to 11 am and non-AC class from 11 am.The new tatkal booking
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