Book Train Ticket Online in IRCTC:
Online train ticket booking has become popular and convenient nowadays as compared to the counter ticket at the railway station.
Booking IRCTC Indian Railway train ticket online is very easy compared to going to the Railway Station for window ticket. Below are the steps to book the E-ticket online at www.irctc.co.in
How to Book Train Tickets Online in IRCTC:
Please follow the below steps:
Step1:
Go to IRCTC website and log in with your account.
After login, you can see that it is asking to enter the following details-
– From Station (Source)
– To Station (Destination)
– Journey Date
– Ticket Type (E-Ticket)
Once you enter the above-required details click on Submit and go to the step 2.
- Step2: Select the General radio button placed in the right panel and click on Class type 1AC, 2AC, 3AC, SL you want to have.
- Step4: After clicking on Book Now button fill the required information in the form.
As you can see there is one option called “Consider for Auto Upgradation“. This is the very important option you must select this option while booking tickets.
- Step5: Reverify all the details entered because this is the final state. Now select the Payment Type & Bank Name
and click on Make Payment button now you will be redirected to the selected bank’s website to make the payment.
- Step6: After making the payment you will be navigated back to the IRCTC website with the Online generated ticket containing seat your number with the Entered details.
Take the-the printout of this ticket and when you will travel on the mentioned date do not forget to carry your Identity Card.
Read More: Train Ticket Lost What to do?
Note: If this online ticket is in Waiting state than keep watching the PNR Status of your ticket and once it gets confirmed/RAC then ONLY this E-Ticket will be valid otherwise it will be Invalid if the PNR Status of this ticket is still in Waiting State (W/L) then it will automatically be cancelled by Indian Railways.
After Online Train Ticket Booking you may require checking PNR Status if you get a Waiting list/RAC ticket. To Know More About How To Check PNR Status ? please have a look at this post.
For any query, post comment in comment section of this post, we will solve your all the queries.
IRCTC Down Time, IRCTC Website Down?
IRCTC announced the down time from 11.45pm to 12.15 am. The website will be down for 45 mins every down for maintenance purpose.
During these IRCTC Down time, all the booked tickets are getting calculated and the backend process gets completed. Database servers are also being optimized for next day performance.
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i lost my confrmd tickets….hiw to get duplicate tickets…
IRCTC REGISTRATION NOT COMPLETED DUE TO CITY AND STATE not SELECT
I have a irctc account but it is not open the notification show please varifay the email and phone no
Im experienced and its absolutely disgusting to say now a days, on four occasions I have noticed wait list tickets never gets confirmed, though it stands as W/L 1,2,3. Then it should stop issuing wait list tickets….. IRCTC should look into this?
MAKE MY IRCTC FOR E TICKETING
Please refer article How to create IRCTC Account in 5 Steps?
MENE EK TICKET BOOK KIYA HAI VO ABH WAITING LIST MEIN THA AB CHART PREPARED HO GEYA AB KAISE TDR FILE KRO JA VO REFUND KHUDH HO JAYEGA
Hello Sarbjeet,
Apka e-Ticket hai ki Counter Ticket? agar e-Ticket h to refund apne aap aa jayega n agar Counter ticket hai to Cancel karwana padega.
Please refer IRCTC Cancellation Charges 2015/16 for 3AC,2AC,1AC,SL
It’s a good system.
TR. ID 100000504735010 AND AMT DEBITED BUT STATUS FAILED
Within 7-9 days amount will come back into your account. Check on 18th May 2016.
I want to open my irctc ragistration
Please refer the article How to do IRCTC Registration Online ?
Thrice i have tried online to reserve tickets. my credit card account debited twice and debit card account debited once. i got failed transactions. reason payment received late. what to do?
i am a senior citizen and my wife is not. are we eligible for auto updation.
The first thing ticket is not booked at all so there is no chance for auto updation.
All the money deducted three times will be 100% refunded to your respective bank account within 7-9 days.
How to actived a irctc account
Please refer this post:
IRCTC Registration in 7 Steps
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Didn’t received verification link in Gmail. What should i do???
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