Tatkal tickets can also be booked through IRCTC e-wallet.

IRCTC To make railway ticket booking and payment more simple and ‘smart’, Tatkal has now started Tatkal ticket booking service through e-wallet. Let us tell you that the name of this wallet is ‘IRCTC Rail Connect‘ Is. Users will be able to use this e-wallet just like e-wallets like Paytm and Freecharge. There will be an option to deposit money in advance in this e-wallet. Later with its help it will be possible to book tickets. The special thing is that this wallet will also be helpful to the user in booking Tatkal tickets. Before this, the facility of instant booking has not been provided in any such wallet till now.

According to the report of TelecomTalk, it is written on the website of IRCTC that like e-wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik, users can deposit money in IRCTC wallet. It has been said that in this way the user will save a lot of time in ticket booking. A maximum of Rs 10,000 can be deposited in this e-wallet account. One-time registration fee of Rs 50 (including service charge) has to be paid here using any payment option.

Keep in mind, Minister of State for Railways Rajan Gohain has said in an official statement, “The government is taking steps to streamline the railway ticket reservation system. If the train is cancelled, the money will be automatically credited to the wallet used for booking. The passenger will get his money back in the app used for booking and the PNR will also be automatically cancelled.

Along with tatkal ticket, IRCTC has also launched Food on Track app. This app will allow users to book food while on the train. It was said in a tweet by the Railway Authority, now your favorite food will be just one click away. That too during the train journey itself. Let us tell you that it has been said by the officials that if food is not provided due to any reason, then IRCTC will bear the cost of the food. The passenger will not be issued a bill for this.