Train Ticket
Northern Railway stops sale of platform tickets from Oct 15 to 28
The Northern Railway has stopped the sale of platform tickets at five stations from Oct 15 to Oct 28, 2025, in view of heavy rush due to the upcoming festivals of Diwali and Chhat. These stations are New Delhi, Old Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Anand Vihar and Ghaziabad. Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Northern Railway, said that the decision has been taken to prevent overcrowding at stations, keeping in mind the increase in passengers. "However, persons accompanying senior citizens, Divyangjans, illiterate, lady passengers may approach enquiry office for a platform ticket," he added.
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Rly ticket booking only via Aadhaar for 15 mins upon opening from Oct
The ministry clarified that there will be no change in the timings of general reserved ticket bookings through computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters of Indian Railways at present
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Railways may waive off clerkage charge on waitlisted ticket refund
With millions of tickets cancelled every year, the charge forms a large sum for the railways
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Indian Railways to raise ticket prices for passenger trains from July 1
Suburban train travel and second-class travel for up to 500 km have been spared from any fare hike. However, 0.5 paise per kilometre hike will be implemented for distances more than 500 km
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Tatkal tickets to be available only for Aadhaar-verified users from July 1
The Railways Ministry said allowing only Aadhaar-authenticated users for Tatkal train tickets will help ensure the Tatkal scheme's benefits reach genuine, common users
Tatkal ticket trouble: 7 in 10 struggle to book train tickets
According to a new nationwide survey by LocalCircles, 7 out of 10 people face issues while trying to book Tatkal tickets. Watch the video to know the details.
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IRCTC down: Several users face issues booking tatkal tickets
The IRCTC website is down again, with several users facing issues in booking tatkal tickets
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IRCTC to update its features by giving instant refunds, check details
IRCTC will refund passengers' money within an hour. The update is currently in process which aims to make the refund process smooth for all the situations
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IRCTC eWallet: How to use eWallet for online train booking?
Leverage IRCTC eWallet to book train tickets online. It has several benefits, like you can check transaction history and wallet history, and use transaction password features as well
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Top headlines: RBI on Rs 500 notes report, India to have 40% of workforce
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour
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Rail passenger revenue zooms 76% YoY, speeds past pre-Covid levels
Unreserved tickets garner 422% more; bookings still 72% of pre-pandemic period
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IRCTC gains 3% on data monetisation plan; analysts see more upside
The Indian Railways ticketing arm aims to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore through this exercise; The stock is now within striking distance of its 200-DMA
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Cost of granting concessions to passengers weighs on railways: Vaishnaw
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Indian Railways is already bearing more than 50 per cent of the cost of travel, on an average, for all passengers
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Paytm starts buy-now pay-later service for train ticket booking via IRCTC
Company's lending business scaled to 4.1 million loan disbursals in the first two months of the March quarter.
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Railways: 1.78 cr ticketless passengers in first 9 months of FY'22
The data was made available by the Railway Board in response to the RTI query filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur
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Railway Protection Force busts illegal tickets booking racket, 50 arrested
The RPF busted an illegal train ticket booking racket with the arrest of 50 people, RPF Director-General, Arun Kumar said
Train fare hike likely this week, 5 to 40 paise per km increase expected
Railways had received approval from PMO in November, but was asked to wait till end of Jharkhand elections to make the announcement
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Option for senior citizens to forego train ticket concession
Railways has started printing real cost involved in train journey on tickets to make passengers aware of subsidy borne by public transporter
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