IRCTC has recently made some changes in the existing method of online train ticket booking. To book train tickets online, users will have to verify mobile number and e-mail.
Summer vacations of children are going on, due to which people are planning to go to different places. Now if you want to go for a walk, then you have to book a train ticket. Let us tell you that IRCTC has also introduced some new rules for booking train tickets. IRCTC has recently made some changes in the existing method of online train ticket booking. To book train tickets online, users will now have to verify their mobile number and email ID. Earlier this step was not mandatory for booking tickets, but now this rule has been made mandatory from a few days back. Users who have not used IRCTC website to book tickets in the last few years will have to go through a few steps.
Users will get a pop up screen after login to verify their email id or mobile numbers. Users are requested to check the email ID / mobile number displayed on the screen and enter the OTP received on their email ID or mobile number to complete the verification process.
How to Verify Email ID and Phone Number
1. First of all go to IRCTC portal. Then login to the account. After this a new window will open in front of you in which verification will have to be done.
2. After this you have to enter your registered e-mail and mobile number. Now click on submit button.
3. Let us know that on the right side of this page there is an option to edit the left side verification.
4. If you want to change your e-mail ID or number, you can edit it from here.
5. After filling all the details properly, an OTP will come on your number. Then enter this OTP on the portal and verify the mobile number. Similarly, the e-mail will also have to be verified.
How to book train tickets on IRCTC
- After verification, log in to your account and enter your travel details.
- You will have to select the source station and destination.
- Then enter the date of journey and the coach you would like to travel in. After this, IRCTC will again prepare a list of trains running on that route on the same day.
- Now click on the train you want to select according to the time.
- If tickets are available, you can simply go ahead and click on the ‘Book Now’ button.
- There you have to enter passenger details.
- In the last step, you will have to review the travel details and choose the mode of payment.
- After the payment is done, you will get the confirmation about your tickets on the phone number given during booking.
