Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Booking of Tatkal tickets under the new schedule introduced by the railways started at 10 AM on Monday.
Under the revised scheme, reservation under Tatkal scheme will open at 10 AM on the previous day of journey from train originating station for AC classes whereas that for non-AC classes will start at 11 AM on the previous day of journey from train originating station.
Moreover, all types of ticketing agents including IRCTC agents will now be debarred from booking non-Tatkal tickets for 30 minutes from the opening of bookings, that is from 8 am to 8.30 am for general classes, from 10 am to 10.30 am for Tatkal AC classes, and from 11 am to 11.30 am for Tatkal non-AC classes.
Currently about 10,000 to 12,000 tickets are being booked online IRCTC ticketing site at peak hours.
Staggering the timing for AC and non-AC Tatkal tickets will help reducing load at windows and the ticketing sites.
With Agency Inputs
