These 9 tips are useful for those who book train tickets from IRCTC
First of all, you have to be aware of the rules and regulations. There are a lot of them and they are complicated too. Do you know all the rules of Tatkal ticket? How many classes are there in a train? What is the difference between sleeper and seater? Which train is the best on a route? And what is the probability of your ticket getting booked? We will help you in knowing the answers to these questions. By following the tips given below, your probability of a ‘shubh yatra’ will increase.
1) Plan your trip at the right time
This is the easiest solution. If you book tickets as soon as advance booking opens, then the chances of getting a confirmed ticket automatically increase. These days advance booking starts 120 days before the date of travel. You Ticket Date You can take help from the website in this regard. This website will tell you about the date of commencement of advance booking in any train. However, advance booking depends on the train. There are many trains in which booking starts 10 or 30 days in advance. The way to get tickets at the last moment is Tatkal tickets. These are costlier and are available a day before the date of travel.
2) If you have a waiting ticket
If you have got a waiting ticket, you can also know the chances of it getting confirmed. The third-party app Trainman ‘predicts’ whether your waitlisted ticket will get confirmed or not. Actually, this app tells you about the chances of the ticket getting confirmed and it does so based on the history of the waitlisted ticket. Trainman keeps track of the initial and final status of the waitlisted ticket and also the difference in days between these two statuses. Based on this, it tells you about the chances of the ticket getting confirmed in percentage terms. You can also know the chances of your ticket getting confirmed by entering its PNR number.
You can also know the chances of ticket confirmation in every train running on a particular route. You have to tap on the percentage symbol and Trainman will make the prediction. The trains shown in green have a higher chance of ticket confirmation and the ones in red have a lower chance. Trainman also gives you information about the fastest train on a particular route. In such a situation, you can get a lot of information by using this app before booking the ticket.
3) Know station code, schedule and route
There are many things you should know before booking a ticket. Answers to most of your questions indianrail.gov.in Available on the website. This site has real time data on seat availability, fare, schedule and route. The website is not very special in appearance, but you will definitely reach a decision with its help.
4) Use autofill tool to book tatkal tickets
Are you booking Tatkal tickets for your family? Magic Autofill button developed by Amit Agarwal increases the chances of booking a confirmed ticket. This tool lets you fill in the passenger booking details in advance. At exactly 10 am, as soon as the Tatkal ticket window opens, you just have to make a single tap and all the details will be automatically filled on the browser page.
5) Book ‘Cash on Delivery’ tickets via BookMyTrain
Don’t have an online payment facility? No need to worry, there is the BookMyTrain app. It is available on most smartphone platforms. This app gives you the facility of ‘cash on delivery’ in more than 200 cities of India. To know more about this app, visit Read our review,
6) Ticket not confirmed? Convert train ticket to flight ticket
IRCTC has tied up with low cost flight operators. Under this agreement, you can convert your waitlisted ticket into an airline ticket. This facility is available for the date of travel or the next day. According to an IRCTC spokesperson, this service is 30-40 percent cheaper than regular flights. However, this service is available only to those passengers who have booked tickets at least three days before the date of travel.
7) Know through Railyatri whether your train is on time or not
If you want to ensure that you don’t waste time on the platform because the train is late, Railyatri is here to help. It has a live train status feature through which you can know where your train is in real time. The website has an excellent map-based feature that tells you where on the train route you will not be connected to cellular network.
8) Didn’t you take your food? ‘Train delivery’ will be done
It is better not to eat the food served in the pantry car. But you will definitely feel hungry, in such a situation Travel Khana will be helpful for you. It provides breakfast, lunch and dinner in more than 2000 trains. Its facility is available at most of the major stations in the country. This service works on ‘cash on delivery’. You can order food for yourself through the app or by phone.
9) Map is a very useful thing
Sometimes the map proves to be most useful, especially in places where there is limited connectivity. Travelers who do not have a fixed plan can know about the nearest station through the map.
