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How to book tatkal ticket and what is tatkal reservation?
IRCTC & Indian Railway Tatkal Booking
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Tatkal Scheme
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As per announcement made in the Railway Budget 2013-14, It
has been decided to revise Tatkal Charges as given below.
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The Tatkal Charges have been fixed as a percentage of fare
at the rate of 10% of basic fare for second class and 30% of
basic fare for all other classes subject to minimum and
maximum as given in the table below.
Class of Travel
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Minimum Tatkal Charges (in Rs.)
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Maximum Tatkal Charges
(in Rs.)
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Second (sitting)
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10.00
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15.00
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Sleeper
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90.00
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175.00
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AC Chair Car
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100.00
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200.00
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AC 3 Tier
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250.00
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350.00
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AC 2 Tier
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300.00
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400.00
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Executive
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300.00
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400.00
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The above charges will be levied uniformly both in peak
period & non-peak periods.
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Tatkal tickets will be issued for actual distance of travel,
instead of end-to-end, subject to the distance restriction
applicable to the train. The same Tatkal berth/seat may be
booked in multiple legs till preparation of charts. At the
time of preparation of charts, unutilized portion may be
released to the General RAC/Waiting list passengers.
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Tatkal facility is also available in Executive Class of
Shatabadi Express trains also, by earmarking 10% of the
accommodation available i.e. 5 seats per coach.
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Tatkal booking opens at 10 AM on One days in advance actual
date of journey excluding date of journey w.e.f. of 10.07.2012(commercial circular no:43 of 2012). e.g. for train leaving on 6th, Tatkal
Booking will Commence at 10 AM on 5th.
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No duplicate Tatkal tickets shall be issued. Duplicate
Tatkal tickets shall be issued only in exceptional cases on
payment of full fare including Tatkal charges.
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Tatkal tickets shall be issued only on production of one of
the ten prescribed proofs of identity
shown under (as mentioned
in Commercial Circular No.68 of 2012 issued vide
letter No.2011/TG-I/20/P/ID dated 01.11.2012) as per
procedure explained below:-
1.Voter Photo identity card issued by Election Commision of
India.
2.Passport
3.PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.
4.Driving Licence issued by RTO.
5.Photo identity card having serial number issued by
Central/State Government.
6.Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized
School/College for their students.
7.Nationalized Bank Passbok with photograph.
8.Credit cards issued by banks with laminated photograph.
9.Unique Identification Card "Aadhaar".
10.Photo identity cards having serial number issued by Public
Sector Undertaking of State/Central Government, District
Administration, Municipal bodies and Penchant Administration.
a. For this purpose, a self attested photo copy of the
proof of identity of anyone passenger shall be attached to the
requisition slip.
b. The details of the identity proof shall be captured by
the system and indicated on the reserved tickets as well on the
reservation chart.
c. It will not be mandatory for the passenger(s) to go to
the counter to book the Tatkal ticket, however, the proof will
have to be sent in the aforementioned manner.
d. During the journey, the passenger, whose identity card
number has been indicated on the ticket, will have to produce
original proof of identity indicated on the ticket, failing
which all the passengers booked on the ticket shall be treated
as traveling without ticket and charged accordingly. Indication
will come on the ticket regarding carrying the same original
proof of identity during the journey, as indicated on the
ticket.
e. If the passenger whose identity card number is
indicated on the ticket is not traveling, all other passengers
booked on that ticket, if found
traveling in train, will be treated as traveling without ticket
and charged accordingly.
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Agents / RTSAs/Web service agents/Web agents of IRCTC are restricted from the booking Tatkal
tickets between 1000 hours and 1200 hours.
This restriction shall be
enforced through frequent inspection at the counters. The
agents both web service agents and web agents shall also be
restricted from booking Tatkal tickets on the internet
between 1000 hours and 1200 hours.
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Even for internet booking for Tatkal tickets, the passenger
shall enter the identity proof type and number, which is to
be used for travel. These details shall be printed on the
ERS/indicated on the VRM/MRM as well as in the reservation
chart.
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It will be possible to book a maximum of only four
passengers per PNR forTatkal tickets.
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The web services agents of IRCTC will be permitted to book
only one Tatkal ticket per train per day on the internet.
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The facility of change of name is not permitted on the
bookings made under Tatkal scheme
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TDRs are not being issued for waiting list tickets.
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REFUNDS
- No refund will be granted on cancellation of confirmed
Tatkal tickets/duplicate tatkal ticket except in case of
circumstances mentioned in para 2 of instructions contained in
Commercial Circular no.
53 of 2006 issued vide letter no. 2006/TGII/ 20/P/Tatkal,
dated 30.06.2006. However, full refund of fare and tatkal charges
will be
granted on the tickets booked under Tatkal scheme in the
following circumstances :-
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If the train is delayed by more than 3 hours at the
journey originating point of the passenger & not the
boarding point if the passenger's journey originating
point and boarding point are different.
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If the train is to run on a diverted route and passenger
is not willing to travel.
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If the train is to run on diverted route and boarding
station or the destination or both the stations are not
on the diverted route.
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In case of non attachment of coach in which Tatkal
accommodation has been earmarked and the passenger has
not been provided accommodation in the same class.
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If the party has been accommodated in lower class and
does not want to travel. In case the party travels in
lower class, the passenger will be given refund of
difference of fare and also the difference of Tatkal charges,
if any.
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