The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corp.'s e-ticket booking is temporarily affected due to technical reasons, the company said on Thursday.
"Technical team is working on it and booking will made available soon," IRCTC said in a post on its official X handle.
"DUE TO MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY E-TICKETING SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE TRY LATER. FOR CANCELLATION/FILE TDR, PLEASE CALL AT CUSTOMER CARE NO. 14646,0755-6610661 & 0755-4090600 OR MAIL AT etickets@irctc.co.in.," a downtown message on IRCTC's website said.
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In a post on X at 2:12 pm, IRCTC informed that E-ticket booking had been resumed at 13:55 hrs.
E ticket booking has been resumed at 13:55 hrs . https://t.co/InyUIovOma
November 23, 2023Several users on social media platform X criticised IRCTC while pointing out that they have faced similar issues with the website frequently. Take a look:
AdvertisementThere's no doubt that @IRCTCofficial website is just a stress test. A way to see how much frustration we can handle.@RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva @AshwiniVaishnaw #IRCTC #frustrationchallenge pic.twitter.com/O9aKsUf1Xy
November 23, 2023IRCTC app is worst. I was booking a tatkal ticket for me and when I reached to payment gateway, it threw me out to the login page @IRCTCofficial @AshwiniVaishnaw
November 23, 2023Advertisement#IRCTC down for maintenance in the peak time. What's this? pic.twitter.com/7vxe4Bp6AM
November 23, 2023The site remains closed from 11:30pm to 12:30 am. It is a matter of concern that the IRCTC site is closed after daily maintenance
November 23, 2023The Ministry of Railways on Monday permitted the Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corp. to go for long-term tenders for a period of seven years through clustering of trains.
AdvertisementThe ministry, in a circular, has made an addition to Para 1 and Para 3, or the Catering Policy, 2017, in order to allow IRCTC to have seven-year tenders, the company announced in an exchange filing.
However, the tenders will be for 5+2 years, with the stipulation that the performance in the first five years be satisfactory.
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