Tatkal IRCTC Booking: Tired Of Waiting List? Here’s How To Boost Train Ticket Booking Chances With Aadhaar

Tatkal IRCTC Booking: Indian Railway passengers often struggle with booking a confirmed railway ticket, especially via online Tatkal booking. Many Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) application users have also complained of facing severe technical issues during Tatkal IRCTC booking.

In a bid to ease the the railway ticket booking experience of customers, Indian Railways has mandated Aadhaar-verfication and linking IRCTC accounts with Aadhaar. Which means that people can book their Indian Railway train tickets only if they have completed their Aadhaar verification in their IRCTC account and have linked the same.

The mandatory Aadhaar verification for Tatkal IRCTC booking is likely to reduce the participation of booking agents and other middlemen in the Tatkal ticket booking services. Hence, it will make Tatkal ticket booking process easier for railway passengers and also boost their chances of getting a confirm ticket.

Tatkal IRCTC Booking: How To Link Aadhaar With IRCTC Account?

To link Aadhaar with IRCTC account, it is important for customers to authenticate their Aadhaar with their registered ID on the IRCTC application or via visiting the official website of IRCTC.

How To Authenticate IRCTC User ID With Aadhaar?

-Open www.irctc.co.in in your web browser
-Submit your login credentials and proceed for Sign In.
-Go to MY ACCOUNT tab and select Authenticate User.
-Authenticate User page will appear where user's profile details will be populated.

-Submit your Aadhaar Number or Virtual ID and click on "Verify details and receive OTP" button.
-Submit OTP received on mobile number linked with submitted Aadhaar.
-Read and select the consent checkbox and then click on Submit button to authenticate the details with Aadhaar.
-On successful authentication, confirmation message will be displayed.
-In case of unsuccessful authentication, alert message will be displayed. In such cases, users are requested to re-check the details submitted and try again.
-Authentication status can be checked on selecting the Authenticate User link under MY ACCOUNT tab on top navigation of IRCTC eTicketing website.

How To Link Aadhaar Number With IRCTC Account?

You can also link Aadhaar with IRCTC account by following the below mentioned steps.

-Go to the official site of the IRCTC portal.
-Enter your login details.
-Search for the 'Link Aadhaar' option and click on it.

-Enter your name and other information.
-Check the Box and click on 'Send OTP'
-Enter the OTP and fulfil the KYC details from Aadhaar card.

-Select the option to 'Update'
-Your Aadhaar verification process is complete.

To further ease the process of railway ticket booking, Union Railway Ministry launched RailOne application, which is a one stop app for all types of requirements of railway passengers. The application offers railway ticket booking for unreserved as well as reserved category. It also provides the facility of live tracking trains and checking PNR status.