Railway bookings: Tatkal reservation period reduced to 24 hrs

NEW DELHI: Tatkal reservation scheme, which designed the increased number of complaints, the railroad, two days from the plant as part of a measure to prevent misuse of the scheme, decided to reduce the advance reservation period of a day.

Are also agents for the Prohibition of an hour to 2 hours (8 AM 10 PM) and the cancellation of confirmed Tatkal Trains expanded and the train is late, will find no refunds for tickets, these exceptions.

"It was necessary to make changes in the Tatkal scheme, because there were many complaints against Tatkal reservation we had to make some measures to prevent the abuse .. all these changes within a week to take effective," Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi told reporters here.



Tatkal tickets will be sold to the proof of identity, and there are only four passengers per PNR is Tatkal ticket.

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Trivedi said that Tatkal reservation at that time to cut 48 hours from 24 hours to the pernicious elements of fantasy booking solution to prevent its misuse.

Since the system is changed, no duplicate issued on Tatkal tickets now and it will be paid only in exceptional cases, including Tatkal charges on the full rent is.

Trivedi said.