Railway bosses will force travelers to prove their identity when grabbing tickets online. The Aadhaar verification kicks in during the first quarter hour after bookings open. Officials want to stop sneaky ticket hoarders from snatching up seats. Regular passengers get first dibs under the new system. The changes start on October 1.
Station counter booking times stay the same for walk-in customers. Travel agents still face their ten-minute delay rule for opening day sales. Railway chiefs call this part of their bigger booking overhaul. They already pushed ticket chart prep back to eight hours before trains leave. The old four-hour window confused waitlisted passengers about their chances of being called.
Tech teams are building a supercharged booking system that handles ten times more traffic. The upgrade processes over 150,000 tickets per minute when complete. It also answers 4 million passenger questions every minute. Railway ministers believe the Aadhaar checks will make booking fairer for everyone. They promise a smoother ticket-buying experience for regular folks.
Station counter booking times stay the same for walk-in customers. Travel agents still face their ten-minute delay rule for opening day sales. Railway chiefs call this part of their bigger booking overhaul. They already pushed ticket chart prep back to eight hours before trains leave. The old four-hour window confused waitlisted passengers about their chances of being called.
Tech teams are building a supercharged booking system that handles ten times more traffic. The upgrade processes over 150,000 tickets per minute when complete. It also answers 4 million passenger questions every minute. Railway ministers believe the Aadhaar checks will make booking fairer for everyone. They promise a smoother ticket-buying experience for regular folks.
