Railways: Now book your Tatkal tickets quickly; Railways has increased capacity fivefold..

If you often struggle with the IRCTC app slowing down while booking Tatkal tickets, there is good news for you. Indian Railways is revamping its ticket booking system (PRS). Following this upgrade, the system will be capable of booking 1.25 lakh tickets per minute—a significant shift from the current capacity of just 25,000 tickets per minute. This new system will transform the entire online ticket booking experience by increasing booking speeds fivefold. CRIS (Centre for Railway Information Systems), the technical arm of the Ministry of Railways, announced this development on its 41st foundation day. Officials state that this will make booking tickets during the festive season much easier.

Ordinary passengers stand to gain the most from this new system. Currently, the server faces immense load during the daily 10 AM and 11 AM Tatkal booking windows, often causing the app to hang or users to get logged out. Railways believes the new system will easily handle this heavy load, ensuring passengers can book tickets without interruption.

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