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Major IRCTC Update from July 15 Booking Tatkal Tickets Just Got Easier

Chennai: Great news has emerged from Indian Railways. A long-standing request from passengers is finally being implemented. To ensure a hassle-free travel experience, Indian Railways has upgraded the IRCTC website with state-of-the-art technology. Do you know what benefits and features this brings? Let’s take a look at the details here. Indian Railways is an indispensable mode of public transport, with lakhs of people traveling daily. In India, approximately 88 percent of train tickets are booked digitally. Tatkal Tickets – Website Crashes However, when trying to book Tatkal tickets during emergencies, the website would often crash suddenly, and delays would occur while entering CAPTCHA codes. These issues caused significant inconvenience to passengers. To put an end to these problems, Indian Railways has completely revamped the IRCTC website using new technology. The "Beta version" of this new website, designed with AI technology, is set to officially launch on July 15. IRC...

1230 crores of revenue for Indian Railways canceled tickets

Indian Railways has generated revenue of Rs 1,230 crore in the last three years through canceled waiting list tickets. Indian railway Vivek Pandey, an activist from the state of Madhya Pradesh, sought some information from the Indian Railways under the Right to Information Act. To this, the information received through the reply given by the Indian Railways: Between 2021 and 2024, a revenue of Rs 1,230 crore has been generated through canceled waiting list tickets. In January this year alone, 43 crore rupees have been earned through the cancellation of 45.86 lakh tickets. During Diwali last year, 96.18 lakh tickets were cancelled. Out of which the waiting list tickets are 47.82 lakh, In which year how much revenue did Indian Railways earn? 2021-2.53 crore ticket sales, revenue for canceled tickets 242.68 crore profit. 2022- 4.6 crore ticket sales, 439.16 crore revenue per canceled ticket. 2023- 5.26 crore ticket sales, 505 crore revenue per canceled ticket. Nov 5-17 9...