5% of all railway revenue from flexi, tatkal, premium tatkal fares in last 5 years: VaishnawFrom 2018-19 to 2022-23, Indian Railways' earnings from flexi fare, tatkal, and premium tatkal tickets comprised around 5% of total passeng...
09 Aug, 2024, 10.46 PM IST
Railways may reconsider senior citizen concessionsIndian Railways may consider restoring senior citizen concessions for general and sleeper classes.
27 Jul, 2022, 04.33 PM IST
In pandemic-hit 2020-21, Railways earned over Rs 500 crore from Tatkal, premium Tatkal ticketsIn the 2019-20 financial year, when there were no restrictions in train operations, the national transporter earned Rs 1,313 crore from dyn...
02 Jan, 2022, 03.06 PM IST
Last-minute travellers help railways earn more than Rs 25,000 crore in last 4 yrs: RTIAccording to railway figures, around 1.71 lakh seats, of the 11.57 lakh available, are up for booking under the tatkal scheme.
01 Sep, 2019, 09.09 AM IST
Central govt employees will no longer get daily allowance on Leave Travel ConcessionThe LTC allows the grant of leave and ticket reimbursement to employees who are entitled under the rules to travel to their home towns and ...
21 Sep, 2017, 03.41 PM IST
Suvidha trains to offer confirmed seats during peak seasonsIn an effort to cater to extra rush during festivals, railways have decided to run 'Suvidha' trains in which passengers will get confirmed ...
09 Jul, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
Indian Railways changes Tatkal ticket timings, 50 per cent refund on cancellationRailways will soon launch its 'Tatkal Special' train service, travelling on which will be dearer than on normal trains.
10 Jun, 2015, 09.45 PM IST
Railways to relaunch premium train service as 'Suvidha' trainsRailways run more than 50 premium trains, connecting major cities, which operates on the lines of the airline booking model.
28 May, 2015, 09.56 PM IST
Railways to soon launch tatkal special trains to cash in on rushThe cash-strapped public transporter will make special trains on tatkal fares operational for certain busy routes, said a senior Railway mi...
10 May, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
3-tier AC train fares dearer than 2-tier onesThe dynamic pricing system operates on the lines of the airline booking model. For premium trains, the initial fare is equivalent to the ta...
03 May, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
Parliamentary committee seeks blueprint for advanced Railway e-ticketing systemThe public transporter has envisaged a better system which would work seamlessly even during high traffic when Tatkal booking begins.
21 Dec, 2014, 12.31 PM IST
Parliamentary panel raps Railways on dynamic pricing of tatkal ticketsThese RTSAs are operating from railway premises on the basis of injunction of the Calcutta High Court given 27 years ago.
18 Dec, 2014, 08.11 PM IST
Railways links 50% of tatkal tickets with dynamic pricing system, fares to go upThe rates of the tatkal tickets will go up with the Railways deciding to sell 50% of these tickets in selected trains using dynamic fare sy...
02 Oct, 2014, 09.10 PM IST
Railway introduces new guidelines for tatkal ticketsNo authorised agents, including agents of IRCTC and others, will be allowed to book Tatkal tickets from 10 am to 12 am from counters as wel...
09 Jul, 2012, 09.32 PM IST
- Reservation of tatkal tickets to start from 10 am
From July 10, reservation of tatkal tickets will start from 10 am instead of 8 am and no authorised agents will be allowed to book them dur...
29 Jun, 2012, 08.33 PM IST
- Railways plan dedicated counters for tatkal tickets
Faced with mounting complaints of misuse of tatkal scheme, Railways are planning to have dedicated counters & separate time slots for selli...
29 Jun, 2012, 04.48 PM IST
- Sleepless night at reservation counters, but no tatkal ticket
The tatkal scheme was introduced to help people get train tickets at short notice. But skyscraping demand is not helping people to get tick...
26 Jun, 2012, 12.04 PM IST