AC Tatkal Bookings

In day to day life, people have adopted to AC in a great way. From home to office, whatever might be the place the urge for AC has become the most. Especially in the dog days, journeys are very uncomfortable. Isn't it? Whatever might be the mode of transportation if your surroundings are as hot as the sun, you feel suffocated and the journey becomes vulnerable and horrible even. But there is one mode of transportation where you can still enjoy the pleasure of the journey in one's bustling life. Yeah, I am not kidding but it really works out. Really train journeys are more comfortable and always the best choice regardless of the climate, weather, etc. The train journeys give more pleasure only if you book the ticket for AC in advance. Even if your journeys are suddenly planned, you can avail of the ticket under tatkal quota, a day before the date of your journey.

Read further to know more about AC class timings of reservation, opening timings, etc in detail.

Tatkal Booking Timings

Indian railways allow its users to book the ticket only under a given period of time. In general, tatkal bookings start from a day before the date of your journey. The tatkal bookings enhance the passengers' comfortable journey experiences even in the hard times of short-notice journeys. Tatkal booking timings are different for different classes of the train including AC and Non-AC coaches. 

• The booking timings for AC coaches such as AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC Chair Car start from 10am, a day before the date of your travel.
• The booking timings for Non-AC coaches such as Sleeper and Second Sitting coaches start from 11am, a day before the date of your journey.

AC Tatkal Timing

The price of the AC coaches is a bit more expensive than any other Non-AC coaches on the train. AC classes are the best choice in these dog days, who are seeking safe, comfortable and relaxing journeys. There is a huge demand for tatkal bookings. So, the prices of tatkal bookings are more than normal bookings. In addition to this, AC coaches have fewer seats compared with the other Non-AC coaches. So, one must avail of the ticket immediately just after opening the tatkal reservation sites. The tickets for AC classes get exhausted soon; that is within a few minutes of time. 

AC Opening Time

One should have the complete knowledge of opening timings of all the classes of the train. Especially, tatkal quota reservation timings if you want to avail of the tickets soon. It is much important for anyone to know the timings of the reservation process. As these tickets get exhausted soon by other passengers you might not get the ticket under this quota if you are late in booking the ticket. Also, you may fall into the category of waitlist or CKWL. Here is the opening timings of all the AC and Non-AC classes of the train. 

For reservation of  AC coaches: 10 am.

For reservation of Non-AC coaches: 11 am.