Indian Railways’ New Rule Regarding Train Ticket Booking: A new rule by the Indian Railways has come into effect today. This rule will directly affect passengers booking regular train tickets.
If you were asked if you’ve ever traveled by train, your answer would probably be yes. In fact, Indian Railways trains run in almost every corner of the country, transporting passengers to their destinations. For this purpose, many special trains are also run from time to time, especially during festivals.
If you want to travel by train, you need a train ticket, and then you can set off on your journey. But wait a minute. First, let’s learn about the Indian Railways’ new rule, which directly affects passengers who book tickets, and this new rule has come into effect today. So, let’s find out what this new rule is regarding train ticket booking.
This new rule has come into effect from today
If you also travel by train, then know that starting today, October 1, 2025, a rule is being implemented that within the first 15 minutes of online train booking opening, only those who are Aadhaar-certified will be able to book train tickets. Here, Aadhaar-certified refers to those whose Aadhaar card is linked to their IRCTC account. Therefore, if you want to take advantage of this facility, you will need to link your Aadhaar to your IRCTC account.
This rule will not apply only here
While the new rules state that only those with Aadhaar linked to their IRCTC account will be able to book train tickets within the first 15 minutes of online train booking opening, booking of general reserved tickets through Indian Railways’ computerized PRS counters will remain unchanged; they will continue as usual.
This is the opening time for normal train tickets
Indian Railways opens bookings for its regular trains 60 days prior to the travel date. Advance booking for regular tickets begins at 12:20 AM daily and continues until 11:45 PM the following night. Therefore, if you want to book train tickets online, it’s mandatory to link your Aadhaar with your IRCTC account.
Haven’t linked your Aadhaar to your IRCTC account? Here’s how:
step 1
- First of all you have to go to the official IRCTC account https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search or login on the app
- Then go to the ‘My Account’ section
- After this you have to click on ‘Authenticate User’
