Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is a subsidiary of the
Indian Railways thathandles the catering, tourism and online ticketing
operations of the railways.The IRCTC operates
under the concept of all under one roof and offers services such as IRCTC rail
tour packages, spanning hotel bookings, tourist trains, car rentals, and online
rail ticket bookings or e-ticketing. It also has a 24/7 contact centre to help
address issues such as tour bookings, train reservations, availability of
seats, and train timings.
2. Login with your existing IRCTC
user id and password or signup.
3. Fill in details for plan my
travel. Then click on find trains.
4. Select the train and continue
the booking.
5. User existing passenger list on
add passengers.
6. Confirm the train and passengers
details and make payment.
7. Choose the payment option then
pay the money and successful booking.
Tips for train ticket
booking using IRCTC website
1. While registering as new user
you should need to provide accurate name and correspondence address with valid
mobile number. If you are booking i-Ticket then your ticket will be delivered
to the given address. Now IRCTC started SMS service so you should need to give
correct mobile number.
2. Whenever you want to start online train ticket booking then always keep everything ready like credit card etc.
3. Always change password of your IRCTC log in once in every two months. This will enables security of your account.
4. Your account can book ten tickets in one month and you cannot book more than ten tickets in a month using your account. So always avoid book another person's ticket using your account.
5. Never make another user id to book more tickets than can be lead to block your account by IRCTC as a single user should have a single account.
6. While booking the ticket using IRCTC website you should not select "Book the ticket only if all the above passengers are allotted berths in the same coach".
2. Whenever you want to start online train ticket booking then always keep everything ready like credit card etc.
3. Always change password of your IRCTC log in once in every two months. This will enables security of your account.
4. Your account can book ten tickets in one month and you cannot book more than ten tickets in a month using your account. So always avoid book another person's ticket using your account.
5. Never make another user id to book more tickets than can be lead to block your account by IRCTC as a single user should have a single account.
6. While booking the ticket using IRCTC website you should not select "Book the ticket only if all the above passengers are allotted berths in the same coach".
7. The IRCTC
website offers train tickets on a first-come first-served basis. You can
autofill the form and and improve your chances of getting a Tatkal ticket.
