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IRCTC Ticket Booking Rules: How Many Tickets Can You Book Monthly? Know the Limits!
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News18•27-09-2026, 14:40
IRCTC Ticket Booking Rules: How Many Tickets Can You Book Monthly? Know the Limits!
- •Indian Railways transports millions daily, with many booking tickets online via the IRCTC website or app.
- •To prevent fraud and misuse, Indian Railways has set different booking limits for IRCTC accounts.
- •Users without Aadhaar-linked IRCTC accounts can book a maximum of 12 train tickets per month, an increase from the previous limit of six tickets in June 2022.
- •Passengers needing to make more than 12 bookings monthly must link their IRCTC user ID to Aadhaar.
- •Tatkal bookings have separate restrictions: a maximum of two Tatkal tickets can be booked daily between 10 AM and 12 PM, with only one Tatkal booking form per IP address or login session.
Key Questions Answered
Users with regular IRCTC accounts not linked to Aadhaar can book a maximum of 12 train tickets in a month.
Passengers who need to make more than 12 bookings in a month must link their IRCTC user ID to Aadhaar, with the Aadhaar number of at least one traveling passenger linked in the system.
Users can book a maximum of two Tatkal tickets per day between 10 AM and 12 PM, and only one Tatkal booking form can be filled from a single IP address or login session.
