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Indian Railways will discontinue the UTS app on March 1, 2026, shifting all unreserved, reserved, and platform ticket bookings to the unified RailOne app. This super app integrates services like live train status, PNR tracking, complaints, food ordering.
Indian Railways is phasing out the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) mobile app effective March 1, urging passengers to switch to the new unified RailOne platform for booking both reserved and unreserved tickets, including season passes.
Indian Railways has launched India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train between Howrah and Guwahati, offering faster travel and premium comfort. Along with modern amenities, Railways has enforced strict airline-like ticket rules. Passengers will lose the full fare if tickets are not cancelled eight hours before departure. RAC is not allowed, quotas are limited, and a minimum fare of 400 km applies,
Indian Railways has introduced extensions to the exclusive online booking window for Aadhaar-authenticated IRCTC users on the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) opening day, 8:00 AM–12:00 AM (16 hours) by January 12, 2026.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India’s inaugural bullet train on the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor will commence operations on Independence Day, August 15, 2027. The MAHSR project will open in phases, starting with Surat-Bilimora, followed by Vapi-Surat, Vapi-Ahmedabad, Thane-Ahmedabad, and finally Mumbai-Ahmedabad.
Indian Railways clarified that passengers with digitally booked unreserved tickets can show them on the booking device for verification, without needing a printout, countering misleading media reports. Printed tickets remain required only if a physical copy was taken, with no new rules issued.
Indian Railways offers a 50% to 75% concession on second-class and sleeper-class train tickets for eligible school and college students aged 12–25, but it must be availed at the station counter, not through the IRCTC app
ரயில் டிக்கெட் முன்பதிவு செய்ய புதிய விதிமுறைகள் வந்துள்ளன. இது குறித்த தகவல்களை இங்கே பார்க்கலாம். | indian Railways made it mandatory for OTP verification to book Tatkal tickets at railway counters
இந்திய ரயில்வே (Indian Railways) அமைப்பு தட்கல் டிக்கெட் பதிவு முறையில் முக்கிய மாற்றத்தை அறிவித்துள்ளது. இது குறித்த விரிவான தகவல்களை இங்கே பார்க்கலாம். | Tatkal ticket booking is required to have OTP verification by Indian Railways
