Indian Railways has made a major and welcome change for its passengers, which will now make Tatkal ticket booking much easier and fair than ever. Under the new rules, 30 minutes before Tatkal ticket booking starts will now be reserved only for common passengers.

During this time no authorized agent or third-party booking platform will be able to book tickets. This decision has been taken by Indian Railways to bring transparency in ticket booking and curb the arbitrariness of agents. Let us understand this new change in detail and know how it can be beneficial for you.

Why did common passengers remain behind in the race for Tatkal tickets?

It was often seen that in a few moments all the tickets were over as soon as Tatkal ticket booking started. The major reason behind this was to block tickets by agents and third-party platforms. These agents used to book tickets in advance and later sell passengers at high prices.

Due to this, not only the common passengers were deprived of tickets, but they had to spend more money under compulsion. This new rule of Indian Railways is an important step towards solving this problem. Now in the first half an hour only real passengers will be able to book tickets, which will bring fairness in the booking process.

How will your experience change the new system?

Indian Railways has issued clear guidelines to implement this new system. The AC quota starting at 10 am and the first 30 minutes before the immediate booking of sleeper quota starting at 11 am will now be for common passengers only. During this time no booking agent or online service provider will be able to book tickets.

This will ensure that people who really want to travel increase the chances of getting tickets. This rule will not only make the booking process transparent, but will also save the time and money of the passengers.

AI will monitor ticket booking

Railways have resorted to technology to further strengthen this change. Now the Artificial Intelligence (AI) based system will keep an eye on the Tatkal ticket booking process. The system will immediately capture any suspicious activity, such as ticket booking or unauthorized transactions, through bots and will act on it.

This digital monitoring will not only make the booking process safe, but will also stop black marketing of tickets. This step of Indian Railways is a major step towards digital transformation, which prefer the interests of travelers.