Indian Railways Announces New Rules For Tatkal Train Ticket Bookings Via IRCTC – Check Details

New Tatkal Ticket Booking Rules: In a big exchange, Indian Railways has introduced new laws for the Tatkal price ticket reserving scheme. From July 1, 2025 onwards, simplest Aadhaar authenticated customers will be capable to ebook Tatkal educate tickets throughout the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) site/app, in keeping with a directive issued through the Railway Ministry to all railway zones on June 10, 2025. Also, from July 15, 2025, passengers should go through an Aadhaar-linked OTP verification procedure for Tatkal reservations.

It said that the transfer targets “to ensure that the benefits of the Tatkal Scheme are reaped by the common end users.” It mentioned, “With effect from 01-07-2025, tickets under the Tatkal scheme can be booked through the website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)/ its app only by Aadhaar authenticated users.” The round additional reads, “Aadhaar-based OTP authentication shall also be made compulsory for Tatkal bookings from July 15, 2025.”

The round additionally mentioned, “Tatkal tickets will be to be had for reserving thru automatic PRS counters of Indian Railways/licensed brokers simplest after authentication of a system-generated OTP, which will be despatched throughout the method at the cellular quantity furnished through the consumer on the time of reserving. This shall even be carried out through 15-07-2025.

It additionally said, “Authorised ticketing agents of Indian Railways shall not be allowed to book opening day Tatkal tickets during the first thirty minutes of opening of Tatkal booking for AC as well as non AC classes i.e. they shall not be allowed to book opening day Tatkal tickets from 1000 hours to 1030 hours for air-conditioned classes and from 1100 hours to 1130 hours for non-air-conditioned classes.”

It additionally mentioned, “CRIS & IRCTC shall make necessary modifications in the system accordingly under intimation to all zonal Railways as well as this office.”