New Delhi. Adopting shortcuts during online train ticket booking may get your IRCTC ID blocked. This action can be taken if the booking process is completed ahead of time. IRCTC’s new technology will detect valid and invalid customers at the speed of typing during ticket booking. With this strictness, the chances of the general public getting confirmed tickets will increase by 40 percent.
A senior official of the Railway Board said that the Railways has implemented a new AI predator system (AI software) in online ticket booking. The purpose of this new technology is to crack down on the brokers who take confirmed tickets by infiltrating the IRCTC website with the help of illegal software.
The AI based system will identify during the booking process whether the ticket is being booked by a human being or by some software. There is a need to be cautious of railway passengers who adopt smart tricks (cut-paste) while booking tickets. Considering such consumers as suspicious, the Railway system can block the user ID (account). If a common consumer adds or deletes names in bulk at night, he will come under the influence of AI.
Do not fill the form in less time
Railway’s algorithm measures typing speed. The system will red flag the user if the details of five passengers (name, age, gender etc.) are filled in less than 4.2 seconds.
Do not login more than five times in half an hour
An official said, if consumers login or logout more than five times in half an hour from one ID, then such account will be banned for 24 hours. Apart from this the IP address and mobile number should be in the same region. If both are different then the transaction will stop midway. 2.8 lakh such accounts have been blocked in a month.
You will get discount on digital payment on unreserved tickets through Railvan app.
Let us tell you that Indian Railways is continuously working towards providing more convenience, transparency and incentives to the passengers through digital mediums. In this sequence, the scope of the facility of 3 percent bonus discount available on unreserved rail ticket booking through RailOne app operated by Railways has been expanded. This arrangement will be applicable on trial basis from 14 January 2026 to 14 July 2026. An awareness campaign is also being run at major stations to provide information about this facility to the passengers. Till now, the facility of 3 percent bonus cashback was available only on payment through R-Wallet when booking unreserved tickets on RailOne App. Keeping in mind the convenience of passengers and with the aim of giving more encouragement to digital payments, Railways has now decided to extend this benefit to all accepted digital payment mediums.
Under the new system, if passengers use UPI, debit card, credit card, net banking or other accepted digital payment modes while purchasing unreserved tickets through the RailOne app, they will get a benefit of 3 percent on the ticket price. This will provide direct financial savings to passengers in ticket booking.
This initiative of Railways will not only promote cashless transactions but will also strengthen the Digital India campaign. Especially daily commuters, common citizens traveling in unreserved class and passengers in suburban areas will directly benefit from this facility.
Existing users of Rail Connect or UTS mobile app can log in directly by downloading the RailOne app from Play Store with their proof of identity. On this app, various passenger facilities including unreserved tickets, reserved tickets, platform tickets, train and station related information, grievance redressal are available on a single platform.
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