Final Up to date:December 29, 2025, 00:08 IST
Indian Railways will prolong Aadhaar-authenticated IRCTC ticket reserving hours on ARP days from December 29, aiming for a phased enlargement as much as midnight.
IRCTC Modifications Practice Reservation Time For Aadhaar-Verified Customers (File)
To profit real passengers, the prepare ticket reserving window for the Aadhaar-linked IRCTC customers will change from Monday i.e. December 29 on the Advance Reservation Interval (ARP) day. As per the brand new rule, the Indian Railways has additionally made Aadhaar verification a prerequisite for reserving common reservation tickets on the primary day of the advance reservation interval via the IRCTC portal.
The revised replace will come into impact on January 12.
Earlier, the nationwide transporter had made Aadhaar-based verification obligatory for reserving reserved prepare tickets via the IRCTC web site or app in the course of the first quarter-hour of the opening of common reservations. Later, Aadhaar authentication was prolonged to the morning hours – from 8 AM to 10 AM – on the primary day of reserved ticket reserving.
As per a report by Indian Categorical, the Indian Railways has now determined to develop Aadhaar-authenticated bookings for common reservations on the opening day, extending the window till 12 PM from December 29.
Earlier, IRCTC mandated Aadhaar-based verification for reserving reserved prepare tickets via the IRCTC web site or app in the course of the first quarter-hour of the overall reservations opening.
Later, this requirement was prolonged to the morning hours from 8 AM to 10 AM on the primary day of reserved ticket reserving.
Moreover, the nationwide transporter plans to regularly prolong the Aadhaar-authenticated ticket reserving window till 12 midnight in a phased method.
December 28, 2025, 23:59 IST
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