Tatkal ticket booking services are provided by IRCTC to passengers who have to plan their journey at the last moment and cannot secure reserved accommodation. The Tatkal ticket booking facility is being provided on payment of premium charges on ‘first come first served’ basis.
- This facility is now available on the Internet through www.services.irctc.co.in.
- Features of Tatkal ticket booking Facility on www.services.irctc.co.in
- Tatkal bookings are allowed in all classes except First AC
- Tatkal charges per passenger in addition to normal ticket fare(applicable both in peak and lean periods )
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Key Highlights :
Timing
Timing for Tatkal Booking –
AC Train tickets – Starts at 10 AM,
Non-AC tatkal tickets – Starts at 11 AM
Tatkal tickets can be booked a day prior to the departure of the train from its origin station.
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Cancellation rule
You can now cancel your waiting-list or RAC Tatkal ticket upto 30 minutes before your train’s scheduled departure time. Confirm Tatkal ticket can’t be cancelled, Exceptions: If the train is late by more than three hours, then the passenger can cancel the tatkal tickets and claim the full refund. Besides, in case the route of the train is changed or diverted due to any reason, and the passenger doesn’t want to travel on that route, then cancellation is possible, with 100% refund.
Refund rules
if your Tatkal ticket is on the waiting list or RAC and it gets confirmed at any time before the preparation of the final passenger chart, you won’t be entitled to refunds in case of cancellation. There are no concessions offered during the booking of Tatkal tickets. There will also be no refund on the cancellation of confirmed tickets booked through the Tatkal scheme.
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Refund for non-confirmed tickets
If you have booked more than one Tatkal ticket, and the reservation hasn’t been confirmed, you are entitled to cancel and get the refund for everyone’s ticket, provided that you do so up to 30 minutes before your train’s scheduled departure time.
Claiming TDR
TDR can be filled incase of In case the train for which you have booked a Tatkal ticket is either cancelled or is more than three hours late, you can claim a refund by filing a Ticket Deposit Receipt (TDR) with the reason stated.
Charges
| Class of Travel | Minimum Tatkal Charge | Maximum Tatkal Charge | Minimum Distance for Charge in Kms |
| Second (Sitting) | 10 | 15 | 100 |
| Sleeper Class | 100 | 200 | 500 |
| AC Chair Car | 125 | 225 | 250 |
| 3rd AC | 300 | 400 | 500 |
| 2nd AC | 400 | 500 | 500 |
| 1st AC | 400 | 500 | 250 |