Indian Railways Ticket Booking Rules: Every train journey begins with booking a ticket. Thus, it is important to know the rules and regulations related to online ticket booking, as booking tickets online is much easier and more convenient than purchasing them from the ticket counters at railway stations (Passenger Reservation System). Indian Railways Ticket Booking Online To book train tickets online, users must have an IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) account. Recently, the Ministry of Railways has made Aadhaar authentication mandatory for online ticket bookings. How Many Tickets Can be Booked in IRCTC in a Month? Linking Aadhaar with the IRCTC user profile enables passengers to book Tatkal and Premium Tatkal tickets, increase the booking limit to 24 tickets per month, and register for the IRCTC e-Wallet service. IRCTC Ticket Booking Rules: How to Book More Than 12 Tickets in a Month To book more than 12 tickets: The IRCTC user profile must be authenticated with Aadhaar, and at least one of the travelling passengers must also be authenticated with Aadhaar. The user can add an Aadhaar authenticated passenger from the saved Master List at the time of booking to be eligible to book up to 24 tickets in a month. Here's how to avail the facility of booking more than 12 tickets and up to 24 tickets in a month: After successful login, submit the journey details and proceed with booking. On the train list page, select the desired train and class, then click the 'Book Now' button to continue with the booking. On the passenger reservation page, click on 'PASSENGER NAME' and select an Aadhaar authenticated passenger (Marked with a Green tick) from the dropdown list. This list displays all passengers saved in the Master List. Aadhaar authenticated Passenger details will be automatically fetched on the Reservation form. After the Aadhaar authenticated passenger details are fetched on the reservation form, details of other passengers may be added from the Master List or can be submitted manually by the user. Continue Booking process. Review the booking details and check the Aadhaar verified text displayed under Travelling Passengers. Select the payment gateway of your choice and continue to payment page. Upon successful payment, the ticket will be booked and the booking confirmation page will be displayed.
