INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tatkal e-ticket can be booked one day in advance excluding the date of journey.
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) offers online reservation and cancellation of
tickets, along with many other facilities
Commuters can book tatkal tickets, claim refund, check refund status and file TDR (ticket deposit receipt) via IRCTC's official website
(irctc.co.in) or IRCTC rail connect android app
Now, passengers can also change boarding station and name of e-ticket passenger
Boarding station can be changed both online and offline
For changing passenger's name, customer can approach the nearest railway reservation office with 'electronic reservation slip' print out and
photo identity proof in original of one of the passenger traveling in the ticket at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure of
passenger booked on an e-ticket in a transaction presents any of the identity cards (voter identity card/passport/ pan card/driving
license/photo I/d card of central/state government/student identity card with photograph issued by recognized school/college for their
students/nationalised bank passbook with photograph/credit cards issued by banks with laminated photograph) during train journey in original
and same will be accepted as proof of identity failing which the passengers will be treated as travelling without ticket and shall be dealt
with as per extant railway rules
advance excluding the date of journey from the train originating station and the provision for specifying ID proof at the time of booking a
Tatkal e-ticket has been started
ID proof at the time of booking a general quota e-ticket.
