Now you can get a train ticket only with Aadhaar. Know the important rules for booking at the counter.

Train Ticket Booking Rules: Now, Aadhaar is necessary everywhere for railway ticket booking. Will I have to show an Aadhaar card to book tickets from the counter as well? Know what changes have been made in the rules.

Train Ticket Booking Rules: Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail system in the world. In India, crores of people travel by train every day. Train has become an important part of every Indian's life. Especially for long distance journeys, its journey is very convenient. But passengers often face problems regarding ticket booking. Some rules have been set by the Railways regarding ticket booking.

Which all passengers have to follow. Recently some new rules have been set by the Railways. In which Aadhaar card has now been made mandatory for train ticket booking. These rules will come into effect from October 1. Know what effect it will have on ticket booking from the counter apart from online ticket booking.

Aadhaar is necessary for online booking

Indian Railways had changed the rules for Tatkal train booking from July 1. In which only Aadhaar authentication users were allowed to book Tatkal tickets. Now, from October 1, those who book general tickets will also need Aadhaar. Only Aadhaar authentication users will be able to book tickets for the first 15 minutes after the booking of tickets starts.

That is, Aadhaar will be necessary to book tickets online from 8 am to 8:15 am. That is, only those people whose Aadhaar authentication has been completed in IRCTC accounts will be able to book tickets from 8 am to 8:15 am.

Is Aadhaar necessary at railway counters also?

Under the new rules of Railways, the use of Aadhaar card will be mandatory for passengers in online ticket booking. Now in such a situation, this question is also coming in the minds of people doing booking. Will Aadhaar be necessary for booking from the counter? So let us tell you that at present showing any kind of identity card has not been made mandatory by the railways, that is, you will not have to show Aadhaar or any other type of ID card for booking from the counter. At present, you will be able to make bookings as before.