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India's Rail Waitlist Crisis: Over 3 Crore People Missed Travel In 2025-26
RTI replies from the Railways reveal that 3.39 crore passengers could not travel in FY 2025-26 after their waitlisted tickets remained unconfirmed and were automatically cancelled
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Do You Get Any Refund On Cancelled Tatkal Tickets?
Tatkal Tickets Refund: Many passengers assume there must be at least a partial refund for any ticket, but Tatkal works differently.
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Struggling To Get A Confirmed Train Ticket This Diwali? IRCTC's Vikalp Scheme May Help
IRCTC's Vikalp Scheme can make life easier for train passengers this festive season. While it doesn't guarantee confirmed tickets for everyone, it does help one's chances at securing them.
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RAC Vs Waitlist Vs Confirmed: What Your Indian Railways Ticket Status Really Means
RAC stands for Reservation Against Cancellation. It comes into play once all confirmed berths in a class are booked. Read on for details.
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8 Mistakes First-Time Travellers Make In India (And How To Dodge Them Like A Local)
While India rewards open-hearted explorers, first-timers often make small but costly mistakes. Here's how it can be easily avoided.
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Railways May Soon Finalise Passenger Chart 24 Hours Before Departure
A trial has been launched in which the confirmed status of waiting list passengers was announced 24 hours before a train's departure, instead of the current practice of notifying passengers just four hours before, the Railway Ministry said.
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"Vande Bharat Is Welcome But...": Shashi Tharoor On Rail Ticket Waitlists
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said a confirmed railway berth should no longer be merely about luck but a normal facility, as he called the lopsided focus on Vande Bharat worrying.
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Over 1 Crore Waitlisted Passengers Denied Train Travel In 2019-20: RTI
More than one crore passengers could not travel by trains despite buying tickets in 2019-2020 because of being waitlisted, a query filed under the RTI has found, indicating a shortage of trains on busy routes in the country.
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App To Predict If Waitlisted Rail Ticket Can Be Confirmed
A railway official said that the idea of predicting chances of waitlisted tickets getting confirmed was of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
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IRCTC Train Ticket Cancellation, Refund Rules For Confirmed, RAC And Waitlisted Tickets
According to rules on train ticket reservation cancellation, no refund of fare is admissible on the ticket having confirmed reservation in case ticket is not cancelled or TDR (ticket deposit receipt) not filed online up to four hours before the scheduled departure, according to the IRCTC website.
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Vikalp 'Alternative Train Accommodation Scheme' to Launch on April 1
Waitlisted passengers can travel in premier trains like Rajdhani or Shatabdi if they have booked tickets in other mail or express trains for the same destination.
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'Ticket Jugaad' App Developed by IIT Student to Tackle Waitlist Woes
The Ticket Jugaad app has been developed by second-year IIT Kharagpur student Runal Jaju and his cousin Shubham Baldava, who studies in NIT Jamshedpur.
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Waitlisted Passengers Can Now Get Confirmed Ticket in Next Train
From Sunday, waitlisted train passengers can get confirmed accommodation in next alternative train if they opt for the option while booking their tickets online.
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Waitlisted Passengers To Get Confirmed Berth Under 'Vikalp'
Railway is launching a new scheme on Sunday under which waitlisted passengers can get confirmed accommodation in next alternative train if they opt for the option while booking their tickets online.
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India's Rail Waitlist Crisis: Over 3 Crore People Missed Travel In 2025-26
RTI replies from the Railways reveal that 3.39 crore passengers could not travel in FY 2025-26 after their waitlisted tickets remained unconfirmed and were automatically cancelled
-
Do You Get Any Refund On Cancelled Tatkal Tickets?
Tatkal Tickets Refund: Many passengers assume there must be at least a partial refund for any ticket, but Tatkal works differently.
-
Struggling To Get A Confirmed Train Ticket This Diwali? IRCTC's Vikalp Scheme May Help
IRCTC's Vikalp Scheme can make life easier for train passengers this festive season. While it doesn't guarantee confirmed tickets for everyone, it does help one's chances at securing them.
-
RAC Vs Waitlist Vs Confirmed: What Your Indian Railways Ticket Status Really Means
RAC stands for Reservation Against Cancellation. It comes into play once all confirmed berths in a class are booked. Read on for details.
-
8 Mistakes First-Time Travellers Make In India (And How To Dodge Them Like A Local)
While India rewards open-hearted explorers, first-timers often make small but costly mistakes. Here's how it can be easily avoided.
-
Railways May Soon Finalise Passenger Chart 24 Hours Before Departure
A trial has been launched in which the confirmed status of waiting list passengers was announced 24 hours before a train's departure, instead of the current practice of notifying passengers just four hours before, the Railway Ministry said.
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"Vande Bharat Is Welcome But...": Shashi Tharoor On Rail Ticket Waitlists
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said a confirmed railway berth should no longer be merely about luck but a normal facility, as he called the lopsided focus on Vande Bharat worrying.
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Over 1 Crore Waitlisted Passengers Denied Train Travel In 2019-20: RTI
More than one crore passengers could not travel by trains despite buying tickets in 2019-2020 because of being waitlisted, a query filed under the RTI has found, indicating a shortage of trains on busy routes in the country.
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App To Predict If Waitlisted Rail Ticket Can Be Confirmed
A railway official said that the idea of predicting chances of waitlisted tickets getting confirmed was of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
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IRCTC Train Ticket Cancellation, Refund Rules For Confirmed, RAC And Waitlisted Tickets
According to rules on train ticket reservation cancellation, no refund of fare is admissible on the ticket having confirmed reservation in case ticket is not cancelled or TDR (ticket deposit receipt) not filed online up to four hours before the scheduled departure, according to the IRCTC website.
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Vikalp 'Alternative Train Accommodation Scheme' to Launch on April 1
Waitlisted passengers can travel in premier trains like Rajdhani or Shatabdi if they have booked tickets in other mail or express trains for the same destination.
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'Ticket Jugaad' App Developed by IIT Student to Tackle Waitlist Woes
The Ticket Jugaad app has been developed by second-year IIT Kharagpur student Runal Jaju and his cousin Shubham Baldava, who studies in NIT Jamshedpur.
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Waitlisted Passengers Can Now Get Confirmed Ticket in Next Train
From Sunday, waitlisted train passengers can get confirmed accommodation in next alternative train if they opt for the option while booking their tickets online.
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Waitlisted Passengers To Get Confirmed Berth Under 'Vikalp'
Railway is launching a new scheme on Sunday under which waitlisted passengers can get confirmed accommodation in next alternative train if they opt for the option while booking their tickets online.
