Train tickets are booked in many ways. One ticket is booked in a simple way and one ticket is booked immediately. In Tatkal, booking can be done a day before the train journey. But, now there is also a premium Tatkal booking like Tatkal. You must have also seen while booking tickets that along with Tatkal, there is also an option of Premium Tatkal. In such a situation, the question is what is this premium Tatkal and when can tickets be booked through it.
Along with this, the question of the people is that whether they get a confirmed seat after booking the ticket through this? And if the ticket booked through this is cancelled, then whether money is returned or not. So know everything related to it…
What is the option of booking premium Tatkal tickets?
Apart from Tatkal, Indian Railways has started another new quota, which is similar to Tatkal facility. However, it is also different from instant in many ways. In Premium Tatkal quota also booking is done like Tatkal and its booking also starts at 10 AM a day before like Tatkal. Booking starts from 10 am for AC class tickets, but booking starts from 11 am for non AC class tickets. Its special thing is that there are dynamic prices in it, that is, the fare of the train keeps on changing. In this, the fare can be more than Tatkal ticket booking.
How is it different from instant?
Now the question is that when it is same as instant then what is different from it. The prices of Tatkal tickets remain fixed and are fixed once on the basis of kilometer or class. However, in Premium Tatkal category, the case is different and the fare varies. If there is demand for tickets in this, then the ticket rate will be very high and the rate will be more than Tatkal. Also, this ticket can be booked only through the official website of IRCTC, but Tatkal can be booked through many websites other than IRCTC.
Its window opens just like instant. In this, users get time to book tickets. Just like Tatkal tickets get sold out in no time, in the same way it takes some time for the tickets to get sold out in Premium Tatkal and after some time the tickets get sold out. The rules for booking it are the same as Tatkal and can be booked only from the official website.
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