Nagpur: The timings for booking Tatkal tickets in AC and non-AC classes have been changed from June 15 as the Railways has staggered the schedule to reduce the load on the ticketing site and booking windows.
Now under the revised timings, for AC classes, the reservation under Tatkal scheme will open at 10 a.m. on the previous day of journey from train originating station. For non-AC classes, it will start at 11 a.m.
At present, the booking under Tatkal scheme opens at 10:00 a.m. on the previous day of journey from train origination station.
Moreover, all types of ticketing agents including IRCTC agents will now be debarred from booking tickets for 30 minutes from the opening of bookings – from 8 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. for general bookings, from 10 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. for Tatkal AC classes, and from 11 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. for Tatkal non-AC classes, the Railways said in a statement.
