Tatkal ticket becomes handy for the people who have to travel all of a sudden. In case of cancellation of the Tatkal ticket, no refund will be made. Now Indian Railways has said that customers can get a refund of up to 50% on cancellation for the same.
Railways have changed the timing for the booking of Tatkal tickets. As per the new schedule, the Tatkal booking for AC classes will commence at 10 am and close at 11am, while for the non-AC classes, the Tatkal booking will commence at 11am and close at noon. The Railways has also relaxed the advance reservation period for Tatkal Special trains. The advance reservation period is of a minimum 10 days and a maximum of 60 days.