6) Tatkal Booking Scheme

• Tatkal booking opens at 8AM on five days before of actual date of journey excluding date of journey .For example in respect of train leaving on 6th,Tatkal Booking will Commence at 8AM on 1st.
• NO proof of identity is required to be produced by the passenger seeking reservation under tatkal scheme nither at the time of booking nor during the journey.
• REFUNDS -
• 1) A flat refund of 25% of total fare charged on the ticket , excluding tatkal charge is granted on cancellation of tatkal ticket , which are presented for cancellation upto 24 hours before the schedule departure of the train. However, full refund of fare and tatkal charges will be granted on the tickets booked under this scheme in the following circumstances :-
• 2)If the train is delayed by more than 3 hours at the journey originating point of the passenger & not the boarding point if the passenger's journey originating point and boarding point are different.
• 3)If the train is to run on a diverted route and passenger is not willing to travel.
• 4)If the train is to run on diverted route and boarding station or the destination or both the station are not on the diverted route.
• 5)In case of non attachment of coach in which Tatkal accommodation has been earmarked and the passenger has not been provided accommodation in the same class.
• 6)If the party has been accommodated in lower class and does not want to travel .In case the party travels in lower class, the passenger will be given refund of different of fare and also the different of Tatkal charges,if any.
• 7)The reservation under this scheme is available only up to the time of preparation of charts.
• The booking Tatkal scheme will be done only from originating to terminating point of the train with boarding facility from intermediate station . However, Zonal railways have been given the discretion of imposing restrictions on Tatkal booking regarding defining trains as end-to-end or keeping it free or imposing distance restriction etc. Keeping in view the over all utilization of the accommodation available in the train.