What are the Latest Rules of “Tatkal Train Tickets Booking” of IRCTC / Indian Railways ?

• Passengers might like to prefer to book for Non- AC Classes and would go for booking AC Classes, in case of non availability of Non-AC Classes.

• So, the IRCTC could have given priority for Tatkal bookings of Non- AC Classes to AC Classes.

• It is notable that, in general, irctc train tickets bookings, online, options are given only for ‘upgrading’ of classes and not the reverse-‘lower grading’

• As and if the Train is delayed by more than 3 hours at the journey originating point of the passenger (and not the boarding point, when the originating point and the boarding point are different)

• As and if the Train would run on a diverted route and if the passenger is not willing to travel in the diverted route.

• As and if the boarding station or the destination station or both are not in the diverted route

•  In case of non attachment of coach in which Tatkal accommodation has been earmarked and the passenger has not been provided  accommodation in the ‘same class’.

• If the passenger/s have been accommodated in a lower class and if the passenger/s do not want to travel in the lower class. In case the passenger/s travel in the lower class accommodation/s provided, the difference in the fares and the difference in the Tatkal Charges, if any, will be fully reimbursed.

• Tatkal tickets are now issued for the actual distance of travel / booking, subject to the distance restriction applicable to the train, instead of the previous rule of charging from the starting point to the final destination of the train.

• Tatkal tickets may be booked until the preparation the charts. At the time of preparation of the charts, the un-utilized seats/berths will be released to the General RAC/ Waiting List (WL) passenger.

• Tatkal Booking Facility is available in the ‘Executive Classes’ of the ‘Shatabadi Express Trains also. 10% of the seats / 5 seats per coach will be under the Tatkal Scheme.

• Tatkal ticket can be booked with a maximum of only 4 Passengers per PNR / a ticket ( instead of 6 passengers in other tickets /PNR’s)

• The IRCTC-Agents  will be permitted to book only one Tatkal Ticket per Train per Day on the Internet.

• The facility of ‘Change of Name of the Passenger’ in not allowed in Tatkal Sheme.

• Ticket Deposit Receipt / TDR’s for claiming refund of unused tickets will not be issued for Tatkal Waiting List Tickets.

• Voter Photo Identity card issued by Election Commission of India.

•  Passport
  

• IT-PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.
  

• Driving Licence issued by RTO.

•    Photo Identity card having serial number, issued by Central / State Government.

•   Student- Identity Card with photograph, issued by Recognized School/College.

•   Nationalized Bank- Passbook with Photograph, affixed and attested/stamped / sealed by the bank.

•   Credit -cards issued by Banks with embossed photographs of the card- holders.

•   ’Aadhaar Card’ Issued by Unique Identification Authority of India / UIDAI

•     Photo Identity Cards, having serial number, issued by Public Sector Undertaking of State / Central Government, District Administration, Municipal bodies and Panchayat Administration.

For booking ‘Tatkal’- Tickets, across the counters of the Indian Railways Reservation Counter/s:

• A Self Attested Photo Copy /Xerox of the Proof of Identity with Photo of anyone of the passengers of a Tatkal Ticket to be booked should be attached with the Special -Tatkal Booking Application Form /Requisition Slip

• The photo-copy of the Proof of Identity will be captured in the system and the details of the same will be indicated on the tickets and in the Reservation Charts.

• The passenger need not go in person for booking the ‘Tatkal’ tickets and the photocopy / Xerox of the Proof of Identity must accompany the Reservation Request Slip.

• During the journey, the passenger must produce the Proof of Identity indicated on the ticket / in the chart- in ‘Original’ to the Train Tickets Examiner /TTE. Non-production of the  Proof of Identity in Original, the same one indicated on the ticket, will be treated as ‘travel without ticket’ by all the passengers on the ticket and will be dealt with accordingly.

• The Details of the Proof of Identity of one of the Passengers under a Tatkal Ticket must be provided at the time of booking.

• The details of Proof of Identity will be printed on the tatkal- e-ticket / Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) and will be indicated in the ‘Virtual Reservation Message’ (VRM)  or Mobile SMS/ ‘Mobile Reservation Message’ (MRM)  and   will be indicated also the charts.