Amendment in Tatkal Scheme Timings for Booking
At present, the booking under Tatkal scheme opens at 10.00 hrs on the previous day of journey from train originating station.
It has been decided that w.e.f. 15.06.2015, timings for booking of Tatkal tickets will be staggered for AC & non-AC classes to 10.00 hours onwards and 11.00 hours onwards respectively. Accordingly, now the reservation under Tatkal scheme will open at 10.00 hours on the previous day of journey from train originating station for AC classes whereas that for non – AC classes, it will start at 11.00 hours on the previous day of journey from train originating station.
| Class of Travel | Minimum Tatkal Charges (in Rs.) | Maximum Tatkal Charges (in Rs.) | Minimum Distance for charge(in Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Second sitting (2S) | 10.00 | 15.00 | 100 |
| Sleeper | 100.00 | 200.00 | 500 |
| AC Chair Car | 125.00 | 225.00 | 250 |
| AC 3 Tier | 300.00 | 400.00 | 500 |
| AC 2 Tier | 400.00 | 500.00 | 500 |
| Executive | 400.00 | 500.00 | 250 |
Moreover, all types of ticketing agents (YTSK, RTSAs, IRCTC agents, etc.) will now be debarred from booking tickets during the first thirty minutes of opening of booking i.e. from 08.00 to 08.30 hours for general bookings and from 10.00 to 10.30 hours & 11.00 to 11.30 hours for Tatkal booking in AC & non-AC classes respectively.
Press release for timing change in Tatkal Bookings