And now the Railways has announced new type of trains and revision in tatkal ticketing scheme.Ī lot has been going inside the Ministry of Railways for improving the revenue stream of the cash-strapped Railways and for the betterment of its passengers. Non Tatkal ticket booking rules :Indian Railways has introduced new rules for online ticket booking on IRCTC, for tatkal, non-tatkal, refund and booking details to strengthen the online ticket.
IRCTC had recently partnered with Spicejet and GoAir for letting its passengers with waitlisted train tickets upgrade to flights by paying a little extra over their train ticket amount. The cancellation policy for agents of IRCTC is very easy. The benefits of earning a regular income of up to INR 80,000 per month by becoming IRCTC Railway Ticket Booking Agents. In contrast to the normal tatkal tickets which have to booked only 24 hours before the journey, the tickets for tatkal special trains can be booked within a reservation period of 10 days to 60 days before the journey date. Agents can book tickets on tatkal even 15 minutes of general booking public opening time. While the tickets for the ‘Premium Trains’ can only be bought online, the tickets for ‘Tatkal Special’ trains can be purchased both online and from the railway ticket windows. As suggested from the name, the fares of these trains will be on the lines of tatkal ticketing scheme booking service and will be more expensive than the normal tickets. After the launch of ‘Premium Trains’ with dynamic ticket pricing this peak season, Indian Railways is also planning to launch ‘Tatkal Special’ trains for boosting its revenue while catering to the huge demand.