Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Railways that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services to the Indian Railways.

eRail.in, a site dedicated to information on Indian Railways has launched free APIs in regards to all information related to Indian Railways.

Railway API is organized around GET Requests. One can use this JSON based API to get information from Indian Railways regarding Live Train Status, PNR Status, Train Schedule, Station Details, and other things. To use this API, one must need the API key, which can get from here.

Top 5 Android apps for Indian Railway ticketing

• Indian Railway Train Alarm.
• IRCTC Mobile.
• ngpay.
• Indian Rail PNR status enquiry.
• Indian Rail Info.

RailYatri is the best railway app for IRCTC train bookings, train coach layout, live train running status, PNR prediction & complete rail info. Coach Position & Platform Numbers – Get correct IRCTC train platform number, coach position & seat availability before boarding the train.

10 Best Free Indian Railway Apps for Android and iPhone (2021)

• IRCTC Rail Connect.
• RailYatra.
• ConfirmTkt.
• Goibibo.
• MakeMyTrip.
• Where is my Train.
• NTES (CRIS)
• Yatra.

IRCTC Connect

Jacob Van Order believes so, which is why he created QuickTrain, an iPhone app that allows users to quickly tap into the Train Tracker data stream in order to find out when the next train is approaching the station closest to their current location, and bookmark those stations they use most.

Your guide to the best train ticket booking platforms in India

• Nothing better than IRCTC.
• Check what Paytm has to offer.
• Take a Look at MakeMyTrip.
• Enjoy the Benefits Offered by Goibibo.
• Make Use of Cleartrip.
• Make your Bookings through RailYatri.
• Rely on EaseMyTrip.
• Take a Glance at Yatra.

The general quota opens between 8 am to 8.30 am while the tatkal quota opens from 10 am to 10.30 am. If you have booked the non AC tatkal quota then its counter will be open between 11 am to 11.30 am.

The announcement was made by the ministry of railways on its official Twitter handle. “Indian Railways to run additional 40 pairs of more special trains w.e.f. 12th September 2020. These will be fully reserved train. Ticket can be booked from 10th September, 2020,” the tweet read.

✅ What is current booking in railway? Current reservation is another type of Tatkal service offered by IRCTC. The tickets under this reservation quota can be booked only after preparation of chart if some seats are available. That is you have to book the tickets in the last four hours only.

Help Contents – Get Current Booking Availability at Station

1. Go to Current Booking Availability page.
2. Type and select Name or Code of “At” and “Going to” stations.
3. Wait for the station suggestion list to appear and select your stations.
4. Tap on “Get Current Availability” button.

The earlier you book the more likely you are to get your seats together. As per rule , you can’t buy 02 seats for a Single person. Railway officials has power to vacate that extra seat and can allocate seat to the person who has Waiting List ticket.