Indian Railways are operated by the Ministry of Railways, according to size it is the fourth largest railways networking service all over the world. The Railway line is between 1,27,407 KM track and the route is 67,368 KM. In India, 40% of the railway routes are electrified with 25 kV AC. IRCTC Website is the Subsidiary of the Indian Railways (IR). It helps the railway’s online ticketing system, catering, and tourism services.
Parent Company: Ministry of Railways
Head Office: New Delhi, India
Founded Date: 8 May 1845
Key Persons: Ashwin Lohani, Piyush Goyal
Industry: Railway Transport
Services Offering: Railway Transport, Goods Trains, Passengers Railway, Tourism and Catering Services
Owned By: Government of India
Employee Size: < 14,00,000
Branches: IRCTC and RailTel
IRCTC Online Ticketing:
Before the online ticketing process, travelers need to come to the nearby station and stand in the queue line and take the general and reservation tickets. By using the IRCTC services we have the advanced technology to generate the tickets through an online I-Tickets system.
It is purely an internet-based online ticket booking system through its website. You can also book the tickets on your smartphone by using the Wi-Fi or Mobile Data connection. After booking online, you can also check the PNR status of your train. Track the location of the Train Running status at your home and can move to the station at the known train timings.
For Regular travelers, IR launched a program called “Shubh Yatra“, through this a user can get discounts on his travel and also can pay an annual fee. By using e-tickets, much easier to book tickets online. It also provides Flight PNR status checking and offers many services.
IRCTC Tatkal Booking:
Indian Railway online portal provides an option for Tatkal booking, those who plan to travel as early as possible. To book the tatkal tickets in the Train AC coach section, login timings start at 10 AM and for Train NON AC Coach section starts at 11 AM. After booking the ticket holder can carry an ID Proof copy of the journey.
IRCTC Tourism Services:
IRCTC Website offers tours with Budget and deluxe packages for domestic and international journeys. In India, a famous touring package is available on a low budget is “Bharat Darshan” which covers important destinations from all over India. For the luxury journey, it provides the Buddhist circuit train and Maharaja Express trains are provided.
IRCTC also offers a tourism package on adventures. It includes water games, wildlife tracking, and more. To provide the direct catering service to the users they launched a new venture called Rail Tourism India, which provides rail services on tourism and catering packages to its users.
IRCTC Website Address: https://www.irctc.co.in
IRCTC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IRCTCofficial
The IRCTC Customer Service: https://www.irctc.co.in/eticketing/contact
IRCTC I-tickets/e-tickets: https://care@irctc.co.in
Cancel Tickets Online: https://etickets@irctc.co.in
Mumbai Suburban tickets: https://seasontickets@irctc.co.in
IRCTC SBI card Account: https://loyaltyprogram@irctc.co.in
IRCTC Toll-Free Number: 011 3934 0000
The IRCTC Customer Care Number: 011-23340000
The IRCTC Fax Number: 011-23345400
IRCTC SBI card Helpline Number: 0124-39021212 / 18001801295