Tamilnadu Tatkal Train Ticket Online Booking Via IRCTC

Tatkal Tickets:
Tatkal E-tickets can be booked one day in advance excluding the date of journey from the train originating station. It can be booked on the opening day from 10.00 AM onwards. e .g. if train is to depart from originating station on 2nd August, Tatkal Booking will Commence at 10.00 AM on 1st August

The provision for specifying ID proof at the time of booking a Tatkal e-ticket has been started from 21-11-2011.

PNR Status Check

For booking Tatkal e-tickets, each of the passengers (mandatory for at least one passenger) can enter his/her ID proof type and number against his/her name in reservation form, which is to be used for travel. These details will be printed on the ERS/VRM as well as in the reservation chart.

During the journey, at least one passenger, whose identity card number has been indicated on the ticket, will have to produce original proof of identity indicated on the ticket, failing which all the passengers booked on the ticket shall be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.

Tatkal Booking facility provides Confirmed / Waitlisted tickets (for E-Tickets only) against Tatkal quota, in any class except 1 AC, for journey between source/remote stations having Tatkal Quota to destination.

Tatkal I-Tickets cannot be booked. Only Tatkal E-Tickets can be booked.

Maximum four passengers per PNR can be booked on Tatkal e-ticket.

Tatkal charges per passenger in addition to normal ticket. 


The Tatkal Charges have been fixed as a percentage of fare at the rate of 10% of basic fare for second class and 30% of basic fare for all other classes subject to minimum and maximum as given in the table below:- 

Class of Travel	Minimum Tatkal Charges (in Rs.)	Maximum Tatkal Charges (in Rs.)
Second (sitting)	10	15
Sleeper	90	175
AC Chair Car	100	200
AC 3 Tier	250	350
AC 2 Tier	300	400
Executive	300	400

Register/Login/Book : https://www.irctc.co.in/eticketing/loginHome.jsf

On Cancellation :
No refund will be granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets. For contingent cancellation & waitlisted Tatkal ticket cancellations, charges will be deducted as per existing Railway rules.

Partial cancellation of Tatkal e-tickets is allowed but at least one passenger with ID card printed on ERS/VRM should not be cancelled. On cancellation of all the passengers whose ID card details is printed on ERS/VRM, all the passengers on that e-ticket will be cancelled.

Tatkal Booking Guide: https://www.irctc.co.in/eticketing/staticPage/TatkalBooking.html

Contact :
You can reach us at care@irctc.co.in.Do contact us at 24X7 Hrs.
Customer Support at  044-25300000

Official Website : http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/