What is the time of Tatkal ticket booking?
Tatkal booking opens at 10 AM for AC Classes and 11 AM for NON-AC Classes on One days in advance actual date of journey excluding date of journey w.e.f. of 15.06.2015(commercial circular no:34 of 2015).
How Tatkal ticket is booked?
You can get Tatkal ticket from PRS Counter from railway station or create an account on irctc. Login into the irctc website 5-10 minutes ago. You can booked only 4 Passengers per PNR for Tatkal tickets. 10:00am for AC ticket and 11:00am for Non-AC ticket on One days in advance.
Is Tatkal ticket can be booked online?
Yes. Tatkal Tickets can be booked online one day in advance excluding the date of journey from the train originating station.
Do Tatkal tickets get confirmed?
Not only the second class category, but tatkal bookings are allowed in all classes except First AC and Executive class. One of the drawbacks in booking tatkal tickets is that there is no guaranteed confirmation. Tickets are not always confirmed and they are also costly in comparison to normal train tickets.
Is Tatkal ticket refundable?
For Tatkal Tickets Booked as e-Tickets: No refund will be granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets. For contingent cancellation and waitlisted Tatkal ticket cancellations, charges will be deducted as per existing Railway rules. Partial cancellation of Tatkal e-tickets is allowed .
What are the Tatkal charges?
Tatkal charges are fixed at 10 per cent of the basic fare for second class and 30 per cent for other classes. For reserved second sitting minimum tatkal charge is Rs 10 and maximum is Rs 15. Tatkal ticket charges for sleeper is minimum of Rs 100 and maximum of Rs 200.
How many seats are available in Tatkal?
Tatkal Quota (TQ)
| Classes | Maximum Tatkal accomodation which can be earnmarked in a train |
|---|---|
| Executive Class (EC) | 5 seats per Coach |
| Second AC (2A) | 10 Berths Per Coach |
| Third AC (3A) | 16 Berths Per Coach |
| AC Chair Car(CC) | 16 Seats Per Coach |
Can TQWL 1 be confirmed?
During chart preparation, general waiting list (GNWL) is preferred over (TQWL) hence TQWL confirmation chances are very less. For any given train, TQWL confirmation chances are usually within the realms of possibility for TQWL 1 and TQWL 2, but not for those afterwards.
What will happen if TQWL is not confirmed?
TQWL is Tatkal Quota Waiting List. It has the least chance of getting confirmed. If it is not confirmed then it automatically gets cancelled.
What happens if tatkal ticket is not confirmed?
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.
Why is Tatkal ticket so expensive?
To book a Tatkal train ticket, the passenger needs to pay premium charges in addition to normal ticket booking, making it more expensive than the normal train tickets. The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, provides people the facility to book online tickets.
Is TQWL refundable?
Yes, you will get your money refund back to your account within 7 working days and TQWL ticket gets automatically cancelled. There will be deduction in the amount in TQWL . The above following amount will be deducted in respective class and after deducting the remaining amount will be refunded to your account.
Will TQWL 29 get confirmed?
No it is difficult. Basically a person who has booked a ticket under tatkal quota does not cancel his ticket so there are less chances of TQWL(tatkal quota waiting list)to be get confirmed.
Can I board train with TQWL?
No, You can not travel with TQWL ticket. If you booked your ticket online and have a waiting list ticket, you will not be able to travel on the train. If you booked your waiting list ticket directly at a railway station ticket counter, you can travel but in no particular seat if none are vacant.
Can TQWL 4 be confirmed?
Most of the times TQWL tickets won’t get confirmed as people book tatkal tickets only when they are very sure of their travel plans. So no one will cancel the confirmed tickets. And TQWL tickets won’t get confirmed.
Do TQWL tickets confirmed?
Will TQWL 65 get confirmed?
If tatkal ticket goes up, it directly gets confirmed and doesn’t go through RAC status unlike GNWL. During chart preparation, general waiting list (GNWL) is preferred over tatkal waiting list (TQWL) therefore tatkal waitlisted tickets are less likely to get confirmed.