www.irctc.co.in is official website of IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited). IRCTC is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways. IRCTC serves railway services such as catering, tourism and online ticketing operations to people. Its official website IRCTC offers “Tatkal” ticket reservation facility on payment of some premium charges on ‘first come first served’ basis for the last minute travelers. Tatkal reservation is allowed in all classes except First AC and Executive class. Ladies and general quota cannot be opted for with Tatkal quota. You can see IRCTC Tatkal reservation rules to know before you book.
IRCTC Tatkal reservation rules:
- Tatkal bookings are permitted in all classes not including First AC and Executive class.
- Tatkal charges in addition to normal fare per passenger ( applicable both in peak and lean periods )
- Tatkal tickets (e-tickets only) can be reserved two days in advance.(excluding the date of journey)
- Tatkal e-ticket can be booked for selected trains two days in advance upto chart preperation.
- E-tickets can be booked on the opening day from 8.00 am onwards. (e.g., If today is 1st august, 3rd August will be the opening day. Ticket booking starts from 8 AM for the opening day. For journey on 1st August, 2nd August, e-ticket booking starts from 5 AM onwards.) Tatkal I-tickets are not allowed to be booked on our site.
- Check the availability for Tatkal Quota before booking.
- No concession is allowed in Tatkal booking.
- This restriction applies to Sr. citizen concession also.
- Modification of ticket in any form is not permitted in Tatkal ticket.
- A flat refund of 25% of total fare charged on ticket, excluding Tatkal Charges is granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets, which are cancelled up to 24 hrs. before the schedule departure of train.
- No refund on confirmed Tatkal tickets when cancelled within 24 hrs. of the schedule departure of train. For contingent cancellation & waitlisted Tatkal ticket cancellations,charges will be deducted as per existing Railway rules .
- Tatkal charges: The Tatkal Charges have been fixed as a percentage of fare at the rate of 10% of basic fare for second class and 30% of basic fare for all other classes subject to minimum and maximum as given in the table below:-
- Minimum Tatkal charges on base of travel Class:
Second (sitting): Rs.10
Sleeper: Rs. 75
AC Chair Car: Rs. 75
AC 3 Tier: Rs. 200
AC 2 Tier: Rs. 200
Executive: 200 - Maximum Tatkal charges on basis of travel Class:
Second (sitting): Rs.15
Sleeper: Rs. 150
AC Chair Car: Rs.150
AC 3 Tier: Rs.300
AC 2 Tier: Rs. 300
Executive: Rs. 300
- Minimum Tatkal charges on base of travel Class:
Process of IRCTC Tatkal reservation:
If you want to get online services of IRCTC, you need to register as an individual by entering some personal information. Then you can login after entering your username and password. After login, you can see “Plan my travel and Book tickets” page. If you need help for booking tickets, select help option. You need to select your From/To station, date, and class. Select e-ticket type and click on Tatkal quota. You can get your information related trains list and select any one by which you want to travel. You can also get information of your selected train fare, route, and its availability.
Contact details:
Registered Office / Corporate Office :
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.,
9th Floor, Bank of Baroda Building,
16, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001.
Contact numbers of any type of inquiry:
- 24 Hrs. Customer Support contact no. : 011-39340000
- MON – SAT(10 AM – 6 PM) contact no.: 011-23344787 or 011-23345500,
- Chennai Customer Care contact no. : 044-25300000
we can find more information about timings and reservations on IRCTC Tatkal. it is also very useful for tourist to know reservation rules before online booking!!!