Train Ticket Tips: The festive season is very near. People will move from cities to their homes en masse to celebrate big festivals like Diwali and Chhath. Especially in trains going from cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Punjab etc. towards Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, the demand for seats increases significantly during this period. People book tickets 2 months in advance. While some people get seats, many people get upset and either go home in general bogies or use buses and other public transport.
In such a situation, as festivals approach, it may be difficult to get confirmed tickets in many trains and passengers have to resort to RAC or waiting list. Let us tell you some easy ways by which you can get a confirmed ticket.
1. View tickets for more than one train
If you are looking for tickets in a train, then try to check tickets in other trains going on your route also. Even if tickets are available at a station 40-50 kilometers away from your nearest station, you can still travel with the ticket. For this, you should check tickets for at least 4 to 5 trains going on your route. Maybe this method will work for you and you will get the ticket.
2. Master list can help
You can also take help of the master list while booking tickets on IRCTC to go home on Diwali. Actually, passengers have to fill the information again and again, which sometimes takes more time. To save time you can use master list. Name, age and other information can be saved in advance. After this, as soon as the ticket opens, you can book it quickly.
3. You can also travel by special train
During festivals, some special trains are often operated by the Railways. People who are not able to get a seat in the train can easily travel in special trains. You should keep checking about these trains by visiting IRCTC app or official website. Apart from this, you can also take the help of Tatkal booking in the train. Many times one can easily get a ticket even in Tatkal.