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Tatkal tickets can be booked over the counter in a railway station and on the internet at IRCTC. Ticket booking opens at 10:00 AM on the day before the day of the train at origin station. The day of the journey is defined as the day of chart preparation. For APP based booking TATKAL window opens 1 day in advance excluding the day of journey.
A Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) is a type of ticket that can be sold for travel on the Indian Railways. Although it ensures certainty of travel, it does not guarantee a berth . A berth will be allocated to the ticket who reserves an RAC ticket if passengers who already have a confirmed ticket do not board before the train departure or ...
The train starts from Lucknow Junction at 04:55 hrs and reaches Anand Vihar Terminal at 12:55 hrs, the same day. [9] In return the train starts back at 14:05 from Anand Vihar Terminal to reach back Lucknow Jn at 22:30 [10] the same day. The Time table is as follows: 12583 Lucknow Junction NER to Anand Vihar Terminal
In 2013, flight and hotel booking services were added as a part of online reservation services. [19] In 2016, IRCTC launched a lighter version of its website to enable booking at low speed internet connections. [20] On 7 August 2019, IRCTC launched a payment wallet named iMudra.
The trains are identified by five digit numbers with train-pairs traveling in opposite directions usually labelled with consecutive numbers. [148] Express trains often have specific unique names for easy identification. [149] In 2018–19, Indian Railways operated 13,523 passenger trains on average daily and carried 8.44 billion passengers. [150]
In 1837, the first train ran on Red Hill railway line between Red Hills and Chintadripet in Madras and was hauled by a rotary steam engine imported from England. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bombay and Thane which covered a distance of 54 km (34 mi) in 57 minutes, averaging a speed of 57 km/h (35 mph). [ 3 ]
This train ran the same route as the Bombay Rajdhani, had similar timings, and an extra 45 minutes of travel time to accommodate more passengers. On 1 January 1992, this train was formalized as the Bombay Central – H.Nizamuddin August Kranti Rajdhani Express. [2] [3] Yesvantapur - Kamakhya AC Express standing at Balasore Railway Station
"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014 Retrieved 5 April 2014 . "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System" . irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007 .