Great news for waiting list passengers! Indian railways start the process for train cakes; Get to know the status of your ticket 24 hours before departure – Times of India

The guards of Indian Railways will soon be able to know the final status of their train ticket much earlier. Indian Railways is currently releasing the last graph for a train journey four hours prior to planned departure. This contributes to the uncertainty for the passengers waiting list about whether they can do the trip or not.A new experimental initiative was started by Indian Railways where passengers receive confirmation of their travel status 24 hours prior to the departure of the train, to replace the existing 4 -hour reporting system.

Indian Railways Train Charts 24 hours before departure

“We started this pilot project in the Bikaner Division, where tickets are prepared 24 hours before the train departure. Current practice does this before 4 hours, “said Dilip Kumar, executive director, information and publicity, railroad.He emphasized that the process of passengers who are confronted with uncertainty was on their way while waiting with waiting tickets. “Now, if they know 24 hours earlier that their tickets are being confirmed, they can better plan their journeys,” he added.Indian Railways Reservation Charts are set up in two phases. The first graph was generated four hours before the planned departure of the train, while the last graph was completed about 30 minutes before departure.Read also | New Tatkal Ticket Booking Rules 2025: Indian Railways announces mandatory Aadhaar -Authentication from 1 July; What it means for passengersRailway officials have said that this pilot arrangement would only be included in the official policy after receiving favorable feedback from travelers.The revised system is designed to improve the travel planning for passengers, in particular benefit those who travel from distances of more than 100 km by offering extra time to reach their boarding school without last-minute uncertainties.The new regulations have no influence on passengers looking for Tatkal tickets for immediately traveling. “Because Tatkal tickets are booked 48 hours before the planned departure of trains, it is no problem to bring the full graph,” said a railway officer.The railways have not yet confirmed whether they will issue second and third passenger lists for confirmed reservations, taking into account potential cancellations within the last 24 hours. “Let the pilot be over and then decisions are made, taking into account the best interest of passengers,” a source told Toi.