“Indian Railways has revised Tatkal and Premium Tatkal booking timings, with new rules effective from 15 April 2025.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Apr 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Indian Railways has not changed the Tatkal booking timings. IRCTC has issued a clarification regarding the viral claims, stating that there has been no change to the timings for booking Tatkal and Premium Tatkal tickets. It also clarified that the permitted booking timings for agents remain unchanged.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 April 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DIVNOPeTMn3/
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