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IRCTC mandates Aadhaar for booking general reserved tickets online from October 1: How to link Aadhaar to IRCTC account

September 17, 2025 11:49 am

IRCTC Aadhaar Update: Starting October 1, Aadhaar becomes mandatory for booking general reserved train tickets online. Here's how to link your Aadhaar to your IRCTC account.

IRCTC manages the advanced e-ticketing system for train bookings, PNR status checks, as well as catering and hospitality services at stations. (Image: IRCTC Website)

Indian Railways ticket booking: What is the total number of tickets booked via IRCTC in Q1FY26?

September 01, 2025 2:50 pm

IRCTC Total Ticket Booking: As one of the country’s largest train ticket reservation platforms, IRCTC handled an impressive booking volume in the first quarter of FY 2025-26.

IRCTC ticket booking: Indian Railways boarding station change rules you must know before travelling

August 24, 2025 3:22 pm

Indian Railways Ticket Booking: With the festive season set to begin next month, passengers are advised to enter their boarding and destination points carefully, along with other details, while booking train tickets online, as ticket booking is the first step of the journey.

IRCTC Rail Connect Mobile App provides seamless e-ticketing services.

Indian Railways Round Trip Scheme: Here's how to book train ticket via IRCTC Rail Connect App and avail 20% discount

August 18, 2025 5:36 pm

IRCTC Round Trip Booking: Under Indian Railways' Festival Round Trip scheme, the passengers booking both onward and return journeys within the prescribed travel periods, will receive a rebate of 20 per cent on the base fare of return journey ticket only.

The train tickets booked from IRCTC app or portal can be cancelled online

Indian Railways ticket cancellation charges you must know before train booking on IRCTC

August 16, 2025 6:59 pm

Indian Railways Ticket Cancellation Online: Every passenger should be aware of Indian Railways rules for cancelling e-tickets booked through the IRCTC app or portal.

Earlier this year, the IRCTC deactivated over 2.5 crore user IDs to curb malpractices in ticket booking system.

Does IRCTC levy additional charge on users for ticket bookings via UPI? Railway Minister responds

August 08, 2025 5:17 pm

IRCTC Ticket Booking: In July, several changes have been introduced in the ticketing system, including revised Tatkal booking timings for agents and making Aadhaar verification mandatory for Tatkal ticket reservation.

Agents are barred from booking opening day Tatkal tickets during first 30 minutes of opening of Tatkal reservation.

Why IRCTC has deactivated over 2.5 crore user IDs

July 27, 2025 3:25 pm

IRCTC ticket booking update: Recently, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the travel and hospitality arm of Indian Railways, has deactivated over 2.5 crore user IDs.

IRCTC started e-ticket services in 2002.

IRCTC login issues? Here’s how to recover your password quickly

July 24, 2025 10:26 am

Forgot or lost your IRCTC website login credentials? Here's how you can reset your account password in a few steps.

IRCTC Website Down: The outage inconvenienced countless customers who were trying to book Tatkal tickets over the holidays.

IRCTC website down: How to book and cancel train tickets, helpline number, and other key details

December 26, 2024 2:14 pm

IRCTC website down: This is the second time in December that the e-ticketing platform has experienced an interruption; here's all you need to know about navigating the outage, booking/cancelling tickets, and using the helpline numbers.

IRCTC told to refund ticket money, pay Rs 10,000 compensation to couple who missed diverted train

July 14, 2024 9:39 am

Bhartendu Sood of Chandigarh stated in a complaint that on November 29, 2022, he and his wife Neela Sood booked two railway tickets for their journey from Gurgaon to Chandigarh on December 13, 2022 Rs 477.70.