IRCTC Big Update: Now 1.25 lakh tickets will be booked in 1 minute. Railway’s mega upgrade worth Rs 1000 crore will eliminate the tension of instant booking.

News India Live, Digital Desk: A big good news has come for crores of railway passengers before Holi. The IRCTC website and app, which used to often ‘crash’ during Tatkal booking or festival times, are now going to be super-fast. The Railway Ministry has completed work on a new digital architecture to increase the booking capacity by 5 times, which will be fully launched between April-June 2026.1. Booking Speed and Capacity (The 5X Leap) Here is a comparison of the benefits passengers will get after the implementation of the new system:FeatureCurrent Capacity (Old)New Capacity (Upgraded 2026)Ticket Bookings per Minute~25,000 to 32,000125,000 to 1,50,000 Inquiries per Minute~4 LakhsMore than 40 LakhsServer TechnologyFortran 77 (old)Open-source (scalable)2. ‘RailOne’ super app: Everything on one platform Railways has discontinued the old UTS mobile app with effect from March 1, 2026, and replaced it with the new ‘RailOne’ app: All-in-One: You will no longer need separate apps for reservation, general ticket and platform ticket. Single Sign-On: You can log in using your old IRCTC or UTS credentials and biometric (fingerprint/face ID). Extra Discount: Passengers are being given a discount of 3% on booking unreserved tickets through digital medium.3. New features that will change your experienceCalendar View: Now you will be able to see the availability/waiting of the entire month at a glance. Seat Selection: Like the flight, now you will be able to select the seat of your choice in the train through the map. Control on bots: The new system has been made so secure that the ‘automation software’ and ‘bots’ used by the ticket agents will no longer work, which will increase the chances of common passengers getting a confirmed ticket. Will go.4. Big relief in instant booking: Often due to slow website at 10 and 11 in the morning, passengers’ money was deducted but tickets were not booked. Due to the new scalable cloud server, the system will now automatically increase its capacity as traffic increases, eliminating the problems of ‘payment failures’ and ‘website hangs’.