If you travel by Indian Railway, then this news is special for you. In fact, now the Indian Railway is constantly taking big steps to take steps towards widespread improvement in ticketing and reservation process. While the rules of Tatkal ticket booking are going to be changed from July 1, now Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav (Ashwini Vaishnaw) has agreed on that proposal of the Railway Board, in which it was said to prepare the reservation chart eight hours before the train was released.
Will apply in a phased manner
The Railway Board had proposed to prepare a reservation chart eight hours before the passenger train was left and agreed to this, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has given necessary guidelines to the officials. Railway Minister has directed the authorities to implement this proposal in a phased manner. This is no less than a gift for the passengers traveling in the train from the railway. The special thing is that it will be able to give a better forecast for passengers with waiting list.
Waiting for the last time will end
With this move of Railways, now the passengers will get information about the waiting list confirmed after making a train ticket booking and they will not have to wait for the last time. In such a situation, the passengers who do not have tickets will now have more time to choose other options for the journey. In this regard, the Railway Minister was getting many proposals.
Railways are making this change from 1 July
For the convenience of railway passengers, Indian Railways is constantly taking steps and under this, big changes are going to happen since 1 July 2025. These include a Railways’ Tatkal Ticket Booking Rule Change) in Tatkal ticket booking rules. Under this, only Aadhaar-verified users will be able to book Tatkal tickets on the IRCTC website or app from the first date.
Rail fares will also be increased
Along with this change, there is also a shocking news for the railway passengers, in fact, since July 1, 2025, the Indian Railway train is going to implement the ticket increase, under this, the fares of non-AC mail and express trains will be increased by 1 paise per kilometer, while in AC class, AC class will be increased by 2 paise per kilometer. There will be no change in second class train ticket prices and MST for traveling up to 500 kilometers, but if you have to cover a distance of more than 500 kilometers, then the passenger will have to pay half the money per kilometer.