Everyone wants to go home during festivals, due to which it becomes very difficult to get a confirmed train ticket during Diwali-Chhath. Many special trains are run by the government for festivals, whose booking starts 2 months in advance. But as soon as the ticket booking opens 60 days in advance, only Regret is written in front of the name of the train. In such a situation, today in the news, we tell you about those 5 tricks, through which tickets can be booked.

1. Use Tatkal booking

Tatkal ticket is a facility that is especially beneficial for those people who need to travel suddenly or who are unable to get tickets under normal booking. You can also book these tickets online through the IRCTC website or mobile app, and if you want, you can also book by going to the railway station. In Tatkal booking, AC class ticket booking starts at 10 am, and sleeper class ticket booking starts at 11 am.

2. Use the master list

Users can create a master list on the IRCTC website, in which they can save the names of passengers, berths, and food details in advance. If all these details are already available, then further processing for ticket booking can be done in less time.

3. Keep money in the wallet

If users keep money in their IRCTC wallet in advance, then they can make a payment in less time, so that the entire process of ticket booking can be done in less time.

4. Help of Vikalp Yojana (ATAS)

ATAS is also called the Vikalp Scheme. Indian Railways started the Vikalp Scheme in 2015. Under this scheme, passengers can also choose the option of another train to get a confirmed ticket while booking waiting train tickets online. Suppose, after some time of booking your ticket, a ticket gets cancelled in another train, then ATAS will send you a notification and inform you that a confirmed seat is available in that train. In this way, you can transfer your waiting ticket to another train and get a confirmed seat.

5. Take advantage of a round-trip package

As you know, the railway runs special trains for Diwali and Chhath, and also announces round-trip packages. Through this, you will not only be able to book tickets for going and coming, but can also avail discounts.

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