Questions tagged [irctc]
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation) is the official platform provided by Indian Railway to Book Tickets for Train. It is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the latter, with around 5,50,000 to 6,00,000 bookings every day.
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Indian Railways: Seat assignments for passengers split between confirmed and waitlist status
We purchased Indian Railways tickets for two passengers in the Chair Car Coach. One passenger was immediately placed in CNF (confirmed) status and got a seat number; the other was initially placed in ...
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Interpreting 'not booked' on IRCTC
I've tried to book train tickets for a group of three on IRCTC. I got up to the payment screen for a payment processor, put in my details, and then was routed back to the payment processor selection ...
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Change of boarding station [duplicate]
What if I change my boarding station? Will it affect my RAC status? I booked an online ticket from KCVL to CDG RAC84 and the current status is RAC50. What if I change my boarding station to Mumbai ...
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Registration IRCTC
I have troubles with registration IRCTC.
I have tried to follow the steps suggested on How can I register for IRCTC internationally (without a +91 mobile number)?, but I keep on getting the message "...
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Is food free in Suvidha 3rd AC?
Can someone tell me whether food charges are included in the fare of Suvidha tickets just like Duronto train does?
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No payment requested on IRCTC registration and now can't book trains
Any ideas why I wasn't asked for payment when registering with IRCRC with an overseas phone number? Now I cannot log in using an OTP so can't book any trains. I can log in using the code below the ...
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Visa card number is not accepted in IRCTC website
What to do when VISA credit/debit cards are not recognized by IRCTC site to make reservations. I don't have access to Indian cards.
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RESVN SUSPENDED status for indian train
I am looking at train LTT HUBBALLI EXP(17322). I has RESVN SUSPENDED status from Sep, 30. I have googled and found:
“RSVN suspended” means that the booking of seat in a particular train has been ...
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Anyone done ticket booking in IRCTC with "Connecting Journey Booking" option?
Has anyone used "Connecting Journey Option" from IRCTC? If so, can you please provide/share following details:
Does it calculate telescopic distance?
What things must be kept in mind when booking the ...
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How can I register in IRCTC without ISD field when residing in INDIA
As per the discussion in the following community thread, I have tried selecting INDIA, still, ISD option is available and not allowing me to register without entering valid ISD nos. Since this ISD ...
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How can I change the name in irctc eticket?
I booked a irctc ticket online for my friend, now I misspelled the name by one alphabet, so is there any way to change the name here....
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What is the purpose of Boarding Points on Indian railways tickets?
In most of the world, if you want to travel from A to B, you buy a ticket from A to B and that's it.
However, in India, it's possible to buy a ticket from X to B, designate a Boarding Point in A ...
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Can I board my train from booking point which is one station before my boarding point?
I booked my ticket from A - C and kept my boarding point B just one station after A between A - C. If I'm boarding from A, will I be considered as no ticket between A-B.
The TTE said that I have to ...
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Is it possible to get same Side Lower(Same Seats for sharing) for single PNR of two passengers in IRCTC - RAC ticket?
I have booked a ticket for two passengers and the current status of the PNR are RAC161 and RAC 162. Our travelling date is 12-28-2018 from NCJ to MSB.
I'm sure that we will not get confirmed tickets ...
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Kids below 12 years of age with general ticket in sleeper coach in Indian Rail
Can we take a 8-year old child in a rail sleeper coach with a general ticket? If so what extra charges do we need to pay if we do not require extra berth?
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Can I board the train before the specified boarding point if I have a reservation?
In Indian railway reservation, while reserving tickets, we can select a particular station as boarding point (we can chose a from, a to and an optional boarding point). The boarding point indicates ...
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How can I register for IRCTC internationally (without a +91 mobile number)?
When I try to register for the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation website (IRCTC) https://www.irctc.co.in/, it is mandatory to provide a +91 country code phone number.
How can I register ...
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Child's name not reflected on train ticket (Indian Railways)
I booked an e-ticket with IRCTC for my family. There was a form to fill in the children's details and I gave the information about the 1-year-old child who is going with me. Once the booking was done, ...
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How many passengers can be booked under a single Premium Tatkal ticket of Indian railways?
How many passengers can be booked under a single ticket purchased using the premium tatkal scheme of Indian railways? Is it only two or more than two?
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How to apply for an IRCTC Refund?
I needed to book a Tatkal Ticket for Indian Railways using IRCTC website today. During the booking process, the website showed 242 seats as available. However, due to slower than usual payment gateway,...
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How do I make a reservation via IRCTC in indian railway now (Paytm fails)
IRCTC accept payment via net banking or wallets like Paytm, mobiqwik,etc.
I booked a ticket from Chennai to Tanur ( Place doesn't matter).
Then in the payment screen, wallets are there and also ...
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Forgot to add one year old child's details while booking an Indian Railways ticket
I had booked a ticket for travel through Indian Railways using IRCTC and got a confirmed ticket. While booking, I forgot to mention the details of a one year old child who will also be traveling.
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How many days before the journey 2S type railway tickets are available online?
How many days before the journey date, 2S (second sitting) type railway tickets are available in the online IRCTC website?
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How to buy IRCTC tickets outside of India if "International Cards" does not appear in the list?
I'm trying to book a ticket a month in advance with a foreign credit/debit card. All the existing options do not work. The system says:
All international Debit/Credit cards can also be used for ...
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Change Boarding Point of a CKWL ticket
I booked a tatkal ticket today from IRCTC and got CKWL 2.
I wanted to change the boarding point of the journey, so I tried to change boarding point option on the IRCTC website.Unfortunately, I was ...
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How to combine two Tatkal tickets booked using one account?
As per Indian railways rule on Tatkal, a total of 4 adult passengers are allowed to book on one train ticket.
Using my registered IRCTC ID, I have booked one ticket for me and my wife, and booked a ...
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Can I book a train ticket on IRCTC as a non-Indian citizen?
It seems like you're required to have an Indian identity card or something. Is it possible, if you don't have one, or must you use another site?
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Is food free in Duronto sleeper?
Is food free when traveling in Duronto sleeper class? I know that in 3rd tier, 2nd tier and 1st tier, food is free. But in Sealdah Puri Duronto, Howrah Delhi Duronto, is food free of cost? Is food ...
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Restoring a cancelled IRCTC ticket
We have booked a ticket online from IRCTC for five members. 1st has cancelled his ticket. But due to unavoidable situation last 2 members have to cancel their tickets. Is it possible that the 1st ...
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How to change the passenger name on an Indian Railways ticket?
I have booked a ticket on IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) for me and my brother but now even my sister is willing to travel but we are not getting tickets for her. So my ...
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