Tatkal train ticket rules: From 1 July 2025, there is going to be a big change in the rules of immediate train ticket booking. Booking of these tickets will now be done only through Aadhaar Authentication. It will be mandatory for the user to link Aadhaar to its IRCTC account to book immediate train tickets on IRCTC website and app. Only those passengers will be able to book Tatkal tickets, whose Aadhaar Authentication process will be completed. On June 10, the Railways issued a circular in this regard.
Not only this, Aadhaar OTP verification will also be necessary from July 15 at the time of Tatkal ticket booking. Then whether the passenger is booking the train ticket online, booking from the counter or is booking through the agent. In such a situation, the passenger will have to ensure that his mobile number is linked to Aadhaar and is active.
How to do authenticate from IRCTC user ID from Aadhaar
- Go to www.irctc.co.in or open the IRCTC Rail Connect app.
- Log in from your login credentials.
- Now go to the ‘My Account’ section and select ‘Authority User’.
- After this, authentic user page will open, where the profile details of the user will be filled.
- Click on the ‘Verified Details and Receive OTP’ button by entering the Aadhaar number or virtual ID of the 12-canons.
- Enter OTP on the link mobile number link to Aadhaar.
- After reading the consent ie Consent Form, select and submit the Consent checkbox.
- There will be a confirmation message show on successful authentication.
- Alert message show will be showed when authentication fails. When this happens, check the details again.
To check the authentication status, the ‘Authority userlink’ has to be selected in the ‘My Account’ tab.
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How to do passengers from Aadhaar
- Go to www.irctc.co.in.
- After logging in, click on the link ‘Ed/Modified Master List’ in ‘My Profile’ in the ‘My Account’ tab on the home page.
- Fill details like name, date of birth, gender, catering service option, senior citizen constion, ID card type on ‘Ed/Modified Master List’ page.
- Select Aadhaar/VID in ID card type and enter Aadhaar number.
- After this, submit it.
24 train tickets can now be booked every month from IRCTC accounts linked to Aadhaar. Only 12 tickets will be booked from accounts without Aadhaar Verification.