While ‘Premium’ trains - tickets for which are priced as per a dynamic fare structure - are already operational, the Tatkal Special trains will be an additional service to cater to the rush.Ī passenger would have to dole out more for a Tatkal service ticket as the rates for these are higher than the normal fare by anything in the range of Rs. The cash-strapped public transporter will make special trains on tatkal fares operational for certain busy routes, said a senior Railway ministry official. Railways will soon launch its ’Tatkal Special’ train service, travelling on which will be dearer than on normal trains. The Railways does not give any refund on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets, however, reports are pouring that henceforth 50 percent refund will be granted. As per the new schedule, booking for AC classes will commence at 10 am and close at 11 am while for the non-AC classes, booking will commence at 11 am and close at 12 pm.įurthermore, the refund policy on cancellation of tatkal tickets have also been changed, as per sources. Indian Railways has changed the timing for booking tatkal tickets adding that now customers can get refund for cancellation of the same. (xi) CCTVs are installed at important PRS locations to monitor the activity of touts. Individuals are allowed only 2 Tatkal tickets per IP Address from 1000 hours to 1200 hours and maximum number of tickets allowed to an individual user is limited to 6 per month. (x) Maximum four passengers per PNR are permitted for Tatkal Tickets. (ix) Web service agents have been permitted to book only one Tatkal ticket per train per day from 1000 hours to 1030 hours and from 1100 hours to 1130 hours for air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned classes respectively. (viii) Authorized ticketing agents have been restricted from booking Tatkal tickets during the first thirty minutes of opening of Tatkal booking i.e. (vii) The timings of opening of booking under Tatkal scheme on the opening day of reservation have been staggered to 1000 hours and 1100 hours on the previous day of journey from train originating station for AC and non-AC classes respectively. (vi) The facility of change of name is not permitted on the booking made under Tatkal Scheme. (v) No refund is granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal ticket. (iv) Surprise checks are conducted by the Commercial/Vigilance Departments to prevent and check irregularities in the reservation system. (iii) A provision has been made in the computerized Passenger Reservation System(PRS) to ensure preparation of reservation charts at least four hours before scheduled departure of train and thereafter passenger can book the available accommodation through internet or across any computerized PRS center, till preparation of second reservation charts.
(ii) It has now been made mandatory that for undertaking in reserved class, one of the passengers has to produce one of the prescribed proof of identity in original failing which all the passengers will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly. (i) Passengers have been given the option to book reserved tickets either through computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) terminals of Indian Railways, or through internet or through authorized agents like e-ticketing agents, Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra (YTSK) licensees. Indian Railways, to streamline the ticket booking system including Tatkal reservation and to check its misuse, has taken the following steps: