Rail Tickets

The Supreme Court has made insurance coverage for railway counter tickets mandatory from October 27, on the same terms as online bookings, with the Railway Board accountable.

Indian Railways will revise passenger fares from December 26, 2025. The hike is modest but impacts long-distance travellers, especially in non-AC and AC Mail and Express trains.

This was not the first time the IRCTC platform has faced technical issues, outages and glitches have long frustrated travellers, particularly during peak travel seasons

Railways notify modest fare hikes across AC and mail trains from July 1; no increase in suburban rail and monthly season ticket fares

Users encountered various problems, with some unable to make payments or facing technical difficulties that hindered transaction completions

Reversed 2015 order of 120-day advance booking for operational efficiency, say officials

The app development may run over three years and is likely to cost the exchequer Rs 90 crore

Convenience fee for credit or debit card transactions and none for UPI-based ones

Unreserved tickets garner 422% more; bookings still 72% of pre-pandemic period

Sometimes, your train, which has a confirmed reservation, gets cancelled by the Indian Railways for some reason

Recently secured shareholder approval to approval RBI; has database of 100 mn users

The Railways has approved Rs 2.43 crore in refunds to 2.98 lakh IRCTC users -- many of whom might have brought multiple tickets, according to an RTI reply received by Kota-based engineer Sujeet Swami.

The data was made available by the Railway Board in response to the RTI query filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur

The number of passengers travelling in air-conditioned coaches reduced by more than 70 per cent in 2020-21 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said

The Railways has informed Parliament that at present, it did not find it feasible to restore concessions on rail tickets that have been suspended since the pandemic. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that it had received representations from several quarters to restore the facility. "In view of Pandemic & Covid protocol, concession to all categories of passengers (except 4 categories of Divyangjan, 11 categories of Patients and Students) have been withdrawn from 20.03.2020. "Representation/request/suggestions from different quarters have been received for restoration of all concessions. The matter has been examined but not found feasible at present," he said. Pre-Covid, Railway provided concessions in 54 categories.

Internet ticketing revenue regains over comparable quarter; Board approves share 1:5 split

Despite restrictions on entry at railway stations without confirmed tickets in view of Covid, over 27 lakh people were caught travelling on trains ticketless, an RTI query has revealed.

Predictive suggestions using AI while entering station or passenger name to save time buying tickets, integrated booking for meals and accommodation as some of the add-ons

The Railways has cancelled more than 1.78 crore tickets since March this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and refunded an amount to the tune of Rs 2,727 crore, a RTI has found.

He said the state government provided railway tickets to labourers besides food packets and other necessary items