Indian Railways ticket booking hacks: Tips that will help you book Tatkal tickets quickly

It's festival time! Holi is here and it will be followed by summer vacations. Both of these have one thing in common - travel. People travel to meet and celebrate with their family and friends. While it's best to plan in advance and book tickets to avoid last minute hassle, there are times when work and other commitments don't allow that. In such situation, you have no other option but to book tatkal tickets at the very last moment. What's the tricky part? There are limited seats on offer and smallest of mistakes can ensure that you miss out on them. However, there are few Indian Railways ticket booking hacks that will help you book Tatkal tickets quickly. Here is a look at them - 

Log in before the booking starts

You can lose out on precious minutes by opting to log in after the booking opens. Instead, log in to the website a few minutes before the booking starts. Also, ensure that you are logged in to only one device to avoid failures. 

Keep your details ready

There is no point entering the details after selecting the seats. Someone else might do it before you. Instead, write down the details on a Wordpad or notes so that you easily copy-paste it into IRCTC website. You can also create a master list on the IRCTC account which includes details like name, age, Id card type, food and berth preference. It can be used to autofill the details on the IRCTC page.

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Save payment details 

The most time consuming part while booking tickets is to complete the payment. Entering card details and then waiting for an OTP can eat up of a lot of time. Instead, you should save your card details on the platform before starting the process. Also, you can pre-load your digital wallet with the required money and use it for payment to bypass OTP. 

It goes without saying that all of these hacks will only help, if you have a fast and more importantly, stable internet connection. Make sure that you are using a stable connection for booking Indian railways tickets to improve your chances of a sucessful booking.