What is Tatkal Ticket booking? How to Book Confirm Tatkal Ticket 2019


New Delhi (Business Desk). Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) provides the facility to book tickets online. Tatkal ticket means that you are traveling on short notice (without any prior plan).

For Tatkal ticket booking, you have to pay more money and get it on a first come first serve basis. This information is recorded on the official website of IRCTC. In Tatkal tickets you can book tickets for all categories except First AC. The immediate window opens at 10 am for the AC class and 11 am for the non-AC class. This window opens the day before the trip.

For Tatkal tickets, some charges are applicable in the normal ticket fare. Additional charge for Tatkal ticket is applicable as a percentage. It is 10 percent of the basic fare for the second class and 30 percent for the other classes. However, in this story, we are giving some instant ticket booking tips which can be useful for you and with the help of them you can increase your chances of getting your ticket confirmed.


  • Create more than one credential for logging in on IRCTC website and app.
  • Before opening the window, keep the details of the passenger filled.
  • For AC class, a traveler should first try for booking in second AC, because after filling the seats of third AC, first of all, people try booking in this class.
  • Online payment should be done through net banking as it is the fastest option for booking.
  • Avoid booking on a train in which Tatkal tickets have already been booked.


10 rules related to Tatkal train ticket booking:



  • For Tatkal ticket booking, passengers have to pay more than the fixed fare. Passengers have to pay 10 percent more than the basic fare (fare) for the second class and 30 percent more for the other classes.
  • According to Indian Railways, the above charges are levied on both the peak period and non-peak period.
  • Tatkal ticket facility is also available for the executive class of Shatabdi Express. According to Indian Railways, five such seats are available per coach.
  • With the help of Tatkal tickets, tickets can be booked for a journey of 4 people on a PNR.
  • IRCTC web service agents are allowed to book only one ticket per train per day.
  • No change of name is allowed on tickets booked under Tatkal scheme.
  • Ticket Deposit Receipt (TDR) is not issued for waiting list tickets.
  • Duplicate Tatkal tickets are not issued. Duplicate Tatkal tickets are issued only under special circumstances. However, the entire fare of the journey including the four is taken immediately.
  • Tatkal tickets are issued for a fixed duration journey only.
  • There is no need to provide identity proof during Tatkal ticket booking. However, during the journey, passengers only need to show one of their identity cards.


Be careful in 'Premium Tatkal' booking, otherwise, it will cost a thousand

Indian rail travel may be more expensive than you need. Recently, Railways has started premium instant service to increase their earnings and to provide ticket facility to the needy. Premium instant service is also available along with Tatkal service, the only difference is that only Tatkal tickets are available at many times the price of Tatkal tickets.

The Railways recently sold half of those tickets under dynamic pricing along the lines of air tickets, reducing the number of Tatkal tickets. So, if a normal AC two-tier ticket from New Delhi to Allahabad costs you from about 1100 to 1200, it takes between 1400 to 1500 to take it on instant booking.

At the same time, if you do not have a hand in the sheepish book of instant booking, then at the same time the premium can immediately woo you. If your journey is very important, then you can book premium Tatkal tickets. However, more care needs to be exercised in booking these tickets as the price of these tickets increases until the last second of booking the tickets.

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