Having trouble getting a train ticket to go home on your work/Rakshabandhan? So use this feature of IRCTC, it will be beneficial
Tatkal Train Ticket: Now booking a confirmed ticket to go home on Rakshabandhan is very difficult, so you can get a confirmed ticket without any delay through the master list feature.
Having trouble getting a train ticket home on Raksha Bandhan?
Follow this trick to book train tickets quickly on the festival
Your ticket will be confirmed without any delay through master list feature
Train Ticket Booking: The number of people traveling by train increases a lot during festivals. In such a situation, getting a confirmed train ticket at the last moment becomes very challenging. In such a case, if you have not bought a train ticket to go home on Rakshabandhan (Rakshabandhan 2023), then it may be very difficult to book a confirmed ticket now. In such situation we are going to tell you the trick how to get railway ticket on festival and reach home on time. This method is mentioned on the official app of IRCTC How to book tickets?
Book tatkal tickets instead of normal
If you are not getting regular tickets around Rakshabandhan then you can book tatkal tickets. Also for this you don't need to worry and don't need to go to an agent or pay extra money to them. You can also book tickets from the comfort of your home using the railway app. The problem is that when the demand for tickets is so high, even booking a confirmed Tatkal ticket is a difficult task. In such case you can opt for master list feature, which will confirm your ticket without any delay.
What is Railway Master List feature?
Master list facility allows Tatkal ticket booking through IRCTC. Booking time for AC class starts at 10:00 am and Sleeper class starts at 11:00 am. You should make a master list one day before booking the ticket. It makes it easy to book Tatkal tickets.
What is the use of master list?
You can prepare master list by logging into IRCTC website or app. In this list you have to fill the age, name, address, where to go, ID proof etc. of all those people. These are the same details that you have to provide while filling general and tatkal tickets. However, Tatkal tickets fill up very quickly. In such a case, if your master list is prepared in advance then your tickets will be booked quickly on the day of ticket booking.
How to create a master list?
- First go to IRCTC website or download the official app and login.
- After this, go to 'My Account' on the app or website and click on 'My Profile'.
- You will see 'Add/Modify Master List' option in both app and website.
- Passenger's name, age, ID proof related information has to be filled here. Some information is 'optional'
- After this you have to click on 'Submit' button.
- This way your passenger master list will be ready.
- At the time of instant booking, you can select the train instantly and click on 'My Passenger List'.
- With this, all your details will be automatically fetched in 1 second.
Then select one of the payment options and make the payment
Prepare the master list 1-2 days before booking the train. So that when you book tatkal ticket you will get confirmed ticket in 2-3 minutes. Many people don't know about this option, that's why they pay a lot of money to agents to book tickets.
