Premium Tatkal Timing

Most of the people in our country prefer train journeys due to its various facilities and huge comfortability. The beautiful scenic beauty of lush green beds covering the hilltops, running waterfalls, dancing grasslands, cool breeze from the window makes the train journey always out of the world. The low fares are another major attraction of the train journeys that makes it more user-friendly. From a farmer to a businessman, whatever might be the occupation or social status, trains enhance everyone a comfortable journey. One can make their journey more cherishing on advance booking of the tickets under tatkal schemes for any short-notice journeys. It is always best to book the tickets under premium tatkal quota rather than general tatkal to avoid waitlist complications. You get only a confirmed ticket and no waitlist tickets are booked under this premium tatkal.

Read further to know more about the premium tatkal booking timings in detail.

Premium Tatkal Opening Timing

Indian Railway Catering and Transportation Corporation launched a new scheme in 2014, known as Premium Tatkal. The premium tatkal and general tatkal are similar in many features including booking timings, rules & regulations, privacy policies, etc. The fares are dynamic and are much more than the normal tatkal quota. Basically, the fares of the premium tatkal depend upon the demand and urge for the tickets.

• The booking process for all the AC classes of the train starts from a day before the date of your journey at 10 am.
• Similarly, the booking process for all the Non-AC classes of the train starts from a day before the date of your journey at 11 am.

For AC

The journeys are too hard and even suffocating in the hot days of the summer. Isn't it? Despite the weather, trains are the best means of transportation ever. Trains also consist of AC coaches that give its passengers more comfortability along with the many other facilities. At times the fares of the premium tatkal tickets are twice or even more than the general tatkal tickets. One should start booking the ticket under this scheme as soon as the reservation process starts.

For all the AC class of travel, the reservation process starts from 10 am a day before the date of your journey.

For Sleeper 

Sleeper coaches are also very comfortable with no AC facility even. Hence, it comes under the Non-AC class of trains. The fare for sleeper coaches is generally lesser than the other AC coaches such as AC 3 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC Chair Car. The booking timings are different for different classes of the train.

Usually, the booking process starts from the day before the date of your journey at 11 am. 

Premium Tatkal Booking Timing 2020

There is no difference in the booking timings of both premium tatkal and normal tatkal tickets. But, the timings of a different class of travel such as AC and Non-AC differ by an hour. In general, the reservation process for AC classes starts from 10 am and all the Non-AC classes start from 11 am from a day before the date of your journey.  

• AC reservation timings: 10 am to 10:30 am
• Non-AC reservation timings: 11 am to 11:30 am