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IRCTC Tatkal booking: A Tatkal reservation can be made for a maximum of four passengers per PNRIRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation provides a special booking facility to enable users to book train tickets on a short notice
The Indian Railways' Tatkal programme A Tatkal ticket can be booked by a registered IRCTC user by paying a premium over the normal fare a
The IRCTC Tatkal train ticket booking service opens at 10:00 am every day for making air-conditioned (AC) class and 11:00 am for non-AC
class reservations, according to IRCTC's website - irctc.co.in
Tatkal bookings are allowed in all booking classes except First AC and Executive, according to the IRCTC website
to the IRCTC booking portal in order to book Tatkal tickets
Therefore, if not registered with the IRCTC portal already, the user is required to complete the registration process and log in using his
or her account details.After login, the user is directed to the "Book Your Ticket" page
Here, the user can search for available trains by filling in details such as source and destination stations, date of journey and class of
travel.The next page displays the list of trains available for the selected route
The user can access information about the timings and route of a train by clicking on its name.To select the train from the train list, the
user is required to click on the type of class available in the selected train.The "quota" option is available at right side of the above
For booking a Tatkal ticket, the user needs to select "Tatkal" under the quota section.To book a Tatkal ticket in the selected train, the
user is required to click on the "Book Now" option.On the passenger reservation page, the user is required to confirm details such as the
train name, station names, class and journey date displayed on the left side of the page to proceed.After this step, the user is asked to
enter details such as the names, age, berth preference and food choice for each passenger.After entering the details, the user may proceed
by clicking on the "continue booking" option
At this stage, any of the filled details can be changed by selecting the "re-plan booking" option.The ticket details, total fare (including
taxes) and availability of berths at the particular time are displayed on the screen
After tallying the details, the user can proceed to make the payment against the booking by clicking on the "continue booking" option.After
successful payment and booking of accommodations, the Ticket confirmation page is displayed
A virtual reservation message (VRM) in the form of SMS is sent by the Railways system to the mobile number provided in the passenger
reservation form.Also, a booking confirmation mail is sent to the email address of the registered IRCTC user.Tatkal ticket booking
timingsIndian Railways' Tatkal facility provides an Advance Reservation Period of one day, excluding the day of journey
For example, if the train is to depart on the second day of the month, the Tatkal quota booking for that particular train will open at 10:00
am for AC class bookings (1A/2A/3A/CC/EC/3E) and 11:00 am for non-AC class bookings (SL/FC/2S) on the first day of the month, according to
Rs.)Minimum Distance for charge(in Km)Reserve Second sitting (2S)10.0015.00100Sleeper100.00200.00500AC Chair Car125.00225.00250AC 3
Tier300.00400.00500AC 2 Tier400.00500.00500Executive400.00500.00250Source: Indian Railways( Indian Railways Tatkal ticket - Conditions under
which a full refund is permitted)A Tatkal reservation can be made for a maximum of four passengers per PNR (passenger name record).
