Posts about tickets
Articles about tickets on TrainLiveStatus.
The current IRCTC registration process step by step: what you need, why it asks for OTP twice, why signups fail, and the one-account-per-user rule.
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What RAC, GNWL, PQWL, RLWL, TQWL and Confirmed actually mean for your train ticket, which is safer than which, and how to check your real chances.
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The senior citizen train fare concession has been suspended since March 2020 and remains so. What was offered before, what's still active, and where to check.
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How to plan a safe train-to-train connection in India when there's no direct service: change-time rules, ticketing, and a worked Jodhpur-Udaipur example.
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How much is deducted when you cancel a confirmed, RAC or waiting-list train ticket, by class and how close to departure you cancel, plus when to file a TDR instead.
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Tatkal opens at 10:00 IST for AC classes and 11:00 for sleeper, one day before the journey date. What that means if your train starts from a different city.
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