First of all you have to be aware of the rules and laws. Their number is also very high and these are also complicated. Do you know about all the laws of Tatkal tickets? How many classes are there in the train? What is the difference between sleeper and seater? Which train is the best on a route? And what is the possibility of your tickets being booked? We will help you to know the answer to these questions. Following the tips given below will increase the chances of your ‘auspicious journey’.
1) Plan your trip at the right time
This is the easiest solution. If you book tickets as soon as you open advance booking, then the possibility of getting confirmed tickets automatically increases. These days the advance booking starts 120 days before the date of the journey. You can take help about this from TICKETDATE website. This website will tell you about the date of early booking in any train. By the way, advance booking depends on the train. There are many trains in which booking starts 10 or 30 days in advance. Tatkal tickets are the way to get tickets on the last occasion. They cost more and they meet one day before the date of travel.
2) If you have waiting tickets
If you have got a waiting ticket, then you can also know about the possibility of it being confirmed. Third-party app trainman ‘predicts’ about your weightlist ticket being confirmed. Actually, this app tells about the possibility of tickets being confirmed and it does this on the basis of the history of the weightlist ticket. Trainman keeps an eye on the early and last status of the weightlistid ticket and also at the difference of days between these two status. Based on this, the percentage figures tell about the possibility of ticket confirmation. You can also learn about the possibility of being confirmed by entering the PNR number of your ticket.
You can also know about the possibility of ticket confirmed in every train running on a particular route. You have to tap on the percentage symbol and the trainman will predict. Whatever train will be seen in Green, the ticket is more likely to be confirmed and less in red. Trainman also gives you information about the fastest train on a particular route. In such a situation, before booking tickets, you can get a lot of information by using this app.
3) Learn Station Code, Schedule and Route
You should have many information before booking tickets. The answer to most of your questions is available on Indianrail.gov.in website. This site contains seat availability, rent, schedule and real time data of root. There is nothing special in appearing the website, but with the help of this you will reach a decision.
4) Use autofil tools to book Tatkal tickets
Are you booking Tatkal tickets for your family? The spell Autofill button developed by Amit Aggarwal increases the chances of booking confirmed tickets. This tool already allows you to fill the booking details of the passenger. At exactly 10 o’clock, as soon as the windows of the Tatkal ticket opens, you have to make a tap and all the details will automatically be filled on the browser page.
5) Book ‘Cash on Delivery’ tickets via Bookmytrain
Do you not have the facility of online payment? There is nothing to worry, Bookmytrain app is not. It is mostly available on smartphone platforms. This app allows you to ‘cash on delivery’ in more than 200 cities of India. Read our review to get more information about this app.
6) Not confirmed tickets? Convert train tickets into flight tickets
IRCTC has tied up with low cost flight operators. Under this agreement, you can convert your weightlisted tickets into airline tickets. This feature is available for the date of travel or the next day. According to an IRCTC spokesperson, the service is 30–40 percent cheaper than the regular flight. However, this service is available to those passengers who have booked tickets at least three days before the date of travel.
7) Learn through railway, whether your train is on time or not
If you want to make sure that the time is not wasted on the platform due to the train being late, then Railyatri is present to help you. It has a live train status feature through which you can know where your train is in real time. There is an excellent map based feature on the website that tells you where you will not be connected to the cellular network in the train route.
8) Not taken food? ‘Train delivery’ will be done
It is better to eat food in a pantry car. But there will be hunger, in such a situation, Exit Khana will work for you. It provides breakfast, lunch and dinner in more than 2000 trains. Its facility is available at most big stations of the country. This service works on ‘Cash on Delivery’. You can get food for yourself by app or phone.
9) Map is a big use
Many times the map proves to be the most effective, especially in places where there is limited connectivity. Travelrs who do not have a fixed plan, can learn about the nearest station through the map.
