At what time does online railway booking starts?

Service Hours: Booking through Internet is allowed from 00:20 AM to 11:45 PM (Indian Standard Time) on all days including Sundays. Service hours are liable to be changed without prior notice. Opening day booking:(120th day in advance, excluding the date of journey) will be available only after 8 AM.

Can I book railway ticket online at midnight?

Instead of the existing time period — 12.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. — passengers can book tickets online till 11.45 p.m. A circular in this regard issued by the Railway Board on Friday said that since passenger reservation (PRS) counters too work between 12.30 a.m. and 11.45 p.m., current booking counters at train …

How many hours before train ticket can be booked?

The requests for reservation at the reservation counters are accepted up to 4 hours before the scheduled departure of the train, after which, the reservation will be done at the current counters at the stations up to one hour before the scheduled departure of the train and thereafter by the Ticket Collector/Conductor …

Is offline train tickets available now?

While booking of train tickets has resumed at around 1.7 lakh offline common service centers and ticketing agents across India from today, it has also been confirmed that booking of only reserved tickets has begun at select counters of different railway stations.

Can we book train ticket before 30 minutes?

Now Book Tickets 30 Minutes Prior To Departure; Yes, you read it correct!! From November 12, you can book a railway ticket online 30 minutes prior to the departure of a train. Railways has also made changes in its system of preparation of chart, which would now be prepared twice.

Is IRCTC closed at night?

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Does IRCTC not work at night?

The actual maintains of IRCTC takes at midnight. During this time you are not allowed to book the tickets or check the PNR status of any train.

Can I book ticket before 1 hour?

Indian Railways will now allow booking and cancellation of tickets till five minutes before the train leaves the station. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, time of preparation of the second reservation chart was shifted to two hours before the scheduled time of train departure.

What is current booking availability?

Current availability means train seat availability after final chart preparation. Many a times some seats are left vacant even after chart preparation which can be booked under current availability on irctc portal or from offline ticket counters. No waitlist tickets are issued under current availability.