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
Passenger Reservation System can book 25,000 tickets per minute: Railway ministerIndian Railways is undergoing a complete overhaul of its Passenger Reservation System (PRS) to significantly boost its capacity. Railway Mi...
20 Aug, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
Railways to release first reservation chart more than eight hours before train's departureIndian Railways will change reservation chart timings. For trains departing between 5 am and 2 pm, charts will be prepared by 9 pm the prev...
02 Jul, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
Railways to release list of confirmed ticket holders eight hours ahead of departureIndian Railways is set to improve passenger experience. Confirmed ticket lists will be out eight hours before departure. This offers clarit...
30 Jun, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Train ticket purchased from counter can be cancelled online: Railway MinisterPassengers who purchase physical tickets from railway ticket counters can now cancel them online through the IRCTC website or by calling 13...
28 Mar, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
Indian Railways restores catering services in premium trainsAccording to this, IRCTC will intimate the concerned Zonal Railway about the exact date from which onboard catering services with cooked fo...
24 Nov, 2021, 12.48 PM IST
Railways extends to 9 months time to claim refunds for trains cancelled from March 21-June 31 last year"Ministry of Railways has decided to extend the time limit beyond six months and up to nine months from the date of journey for cancellatio...
07 Jan, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
Covid-19 Impact: Refund rules relaxed in different zones of Indian RailwaysTo avoid the rush in ticket counters due to cancellations of all passenger trains across the country due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian R...
23 Mar, 2020, 09.16 PM IST
Special i-ticket collection facility for Defence personnelWith a view to phase out the Defence Warrant System, the Railways commenced the Defence Travel System on its e-ticketing portal of IRCTC in...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.16 PM IST
No service charge on train ticket booking at PRS countersThe decision of no service charge at PRS counters will be effective from June 1, according to a senior Railway Ministry official.
30 May, 2016, 10.18 PM IST
Now dedicated counter for cancellation, refund at railway stationsIf the current counters are not available at the station or a PRS counter is closed for the mandated period, then tickets booked through PR...
01 Dec, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
Railways to press Suvidha trains to encash summer rushSuvidha trains are planned to be run during peak summer, winter rush seasons, festivals and on other occasions, a senior Railway Ministry o...
08 Jul, 2015, 11.25 PM IST
IRCTC to install 5 more servers to strengthen ticketing systemThe initiative to import five new servers from Singapore comes close on the heels of introduction of two new high-speed servers by IRCTC.
26 Jun, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
Railways invites private players to sell tickets of both reserved and unreserved categoryThe unions argue that in the past also, outsourcing of such activities to private parties has resulted in lots of discrepancies, frauds and...
09 Oct, 2014, 08.55 AM IST
- Disabled people can soon book rail tickets online
Soon, differently abled people can book rail tickets online at concessional fares that they are entitled to.
08 May, 2012, 09.13 AM IST
- Railways takes IT route to curb misuse of tatkal
CRIS will create a PRS account report to give details of the PRS location & operator ID with the no of transactions/minute.
31 Oct, 2011, 01.40 PM IST
- Now, book train tickets from post offices
Passengers will now be able to book train tickets from post offices with around 5,000 railway reservation counters being set up across the ...
01 Feb, 2010, 09.00 PM IST