After fake ID crackdown, IRCTC daily new accounts down to 5000 from one lakh: RailwaysIndian Railways has successfully reduced new user IDs on the IRCTC website. A new system verifies user identities, leading to a drop from n...
13 Dec, 2025, 09.51 PM IST
Local cuisine to be served in Vande Bharat trains and progressively introduced in all trainsIndian Railways is set to introduce local cuisine in Vande Bharat trains to enhance passenger experience. This initiative will progressivel...
13 Dec, 2025, 07.31 PM IST
IRCTC new rules from October 1, 2025: Indian Railways issues guidelines for online reservation of general ticketsIRCTC is implementing new guidelines to prevent misuse of the ticket reservation system. Starting October 1, 2025, only Aadhaar-authenticat...
17 Sep, 2025, 09.38 AM IST
Indian Railways has deactivated 2.5 crore IRCTC user IDs: Has yours also been deactivated? Check nowIndian Railways took action against online ticket booking fraud. Over 2.5 crore IRCTC user IDs got deactivated due to suspicious activity. ...
25 Jul, 2025, 05.15 PM IST
Tatkal ticket mystery solved: IRCTC may have found the dirty tricks behind train ticket fraud, blocks 2.5 crore user IDsIRCTC has intensified its crackdown on ticketing fraud, identifying 2.9 lakh suspicious PNRs and deactivating 2.5 crore user IDs between Ja...
05 Jun, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
IRCTC deploys AI-based solution to curb illegal booking practices, blocks 3.5 crore fake IDsIndian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has taken action against unauthorized ticket agents. The IRCTC used Artificial Intelligence...
04 Jun, 2025, 10.51 PM IST
Now book train tickets, make payments using voice commandsWith the new conversational payments, customers can now complete transactions by using their voice or typing their UPI ID or mobile number....
30 Aug, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Don't Believe Rumors: IRCTC highlights three important rules for booking train ticketIRCTC swiftly debunks false social media claims about train ticket booking rules, clarifying that booking with different surnames won't res...
26 Jun, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Fact Check: IRCTC clears false claims about e-tickets bookings; All you need to knowThe spokesperson said up to 12 tickets per month can be booked from an individual's account and if the account-holder is Aadhar-authenticat...
25 Jun, 2024, 08.24 PM IST
How to book train ticket on Paytm, check PNR status, live train running statusThe Country's leading payments services company Paytm has now enabled train passengers to book train tickets including tatkal tickets, chec...
23 Jan, 2023, 11.42 AM IST
IRCTC refund status: How to check Indian Railways refund status live using chatbot AskDishaIndividuals can check refund status via Ask DISHA, a helpdesk provided by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The ...
08 Jul, 2022, 10.44 AM IST
IRCTC increases limit of online ticket bookings: Check detailsTo make life easier for customers, Indian Railways has decided to increase the maximum number of tickets that may be booked in a month from...
06 Jun, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
Aadhaar not compulsory for rail bookings, but incentivising its usage voluntarily: RailwayMinister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, said there is no proposal to make Aadhaar number compulso...
03 Jan, 2018, 10.19 PM IST
Aadhaar-verified passengers can now book 12 railway tickets a month onlineUsers can store the names of verified passengers accompanying them on the 'master list'. This should be done before starting the process fo...
03 Nov, 2017, 12.55 PM IST
IRCTC to try out railway ticketing through SMSThis will enable people using non-internet based mobile phones to access railway ticketing services through SMS or IVR or USSD systems.
18 Jun, 2013, 09.48 AM IST
- E-ticket racket: IRCTC cracks whip on agents
An illegal network of agents who not only plough in profits to the tune of lakhs by conning passengers to cough up five times the e-ticketi...
19 Jul, 2011, 12.58 PM IST
- Railways blocks 4.6 lakh user IDs for e-ticket fraud
In a bid to prevent touts from cornering reserved tickets, the IRCTC has enhanced its cyber surveillance and has been disabling IDs, which ...
27 Jun, 2011, 09.47 AM IST