Big decision of Railways: The hassle of lines for Tatkal ticket is over, now with this new system you will get confirmed seat in minutes.

Indian Railways has given such a relief news for crores of passengers traveling by train, after which now there will be no need to stay awake all night at the stations and stand in long queues to get Tatkal tickets. Actually, Railways has started a new ‘token system’ to make the entire process of Tatkal ticket booking easy and transparent. With the introduction of this new rule, not only will the fighting at the ticket counters end, but it will also save the time of the passengers.

Kota Division of West Central Railway has announced this at all its stations. Railway Tatkal Ticket The token system has been fully implemented. It is being told that often during the festival and summer vacation season, there used to be a huge crowd at the counters for Tatkal tickets, to deal with which the Railways had to take this big step. The scope of Kota division is mainly spread in Rajasthan, but some parts of it are also connected to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, which is going to directly benefit thousands of passengers.

Railways has fixed the time for token, know when to reach the counter

Now the question arises that how will this new system work and when will the passengers get the token? According to the information given by the Railways, the time for this has been fixed according to different classes. If you want AC Class Railway Tatkal Ticket If desired, tokens will be distributed from the booking counter from 9:00 am to 9:25 am.

At the same time, passengers who want to travel in Sleeper Class and need Tatkal ticket will have to reach the counter between 9:30 am to 9:55 am and collect their token. Once you have the token in hand, there is no need to stand in the queue at all. As soon as the counter opens, tickets will be issued one by one as per your token number. Railways has appealed to the passengers to reach the counter on time so that the system runs smoothly.

You will get permanent freedom from jostling and fighting.

In fact, before the implementation of this new system, there was an atmosphere of strange chaos at the stations at the time of opening of Tatkal ticket window. Many times, there would be heated arguments and even fights among the passengers over standing first in the queue. Not only this, due to the activeness of the brokers, common passengers did not get a chance to reach the counter. Railway officials believe that with this token system, all these irregularities will be completely controlled and it will become very easy to handle the crowd.

According to local people, this decision of Railways is highly commendable. If this experiment is completely successful in Kota division, then it is expected that in the coming days, Indian Railways can implement it on other big railway divisions and stations of the country as well. This will provide great relief to people going home especially during festivals, weddings and summer holidays.

What changed for those booking online?

Amidst all this change, Railways has also made one very important thing clear. This new token system is only for those passengers who themselves go to the ticket counter of the railway station and stand in line. If you book Tatkal tickets online through IRCTC website or mobile app, then there is no change in the rules for you. The online booking process will continue as before.

Along with this, IRCTC has also suggested a special method for those passengers who want lower berth during the journey. Your chances of getting a confirmed lower berth can be increased by choosing some simple options at the time of booking. However, for those who are away from technology or rely more on counter tickets, this new step of Railways is no less than a boon.