If you have tried booking tickets from the IRCTC website, you must have experienced website crashes, captcha issues, and also booking delays many times. But not anymore! The Indian Railways has finally decided to act on this long-standing issue. On Thursday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that a new IRCTC website is all set to be launched on July 15.
New IRCTC Website To Be Launched By July 15
The new website announcement came during a student interaction at Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT). Here, many students raised their concerns related to the existing website as they faced issues while booking tickets online. This included complaints about the captcha problems, slow performance, and also frequent glitches on the current IRCTC website.
The Railway Minister, at the very moment, called up a railway official to ask if they could roll out a new website in the next 30 days. He then informed the students that they will be rolling out an upgraded and faster website by July 15. The announcement gained the attention of all the users as videos of this announcement went viral on social media.
This new website is expected to be an upgraded version of the existing one and will offer a faster and user-friendly experience.
Also Read: IRCTC Launches Upgraded Golden Chariot Luxury Train For 2026-27 Season
Improve Overall Ticket Booking Experience
This revamped IRCTC website will improve the overall ticket booking experience, as per a report by India Today. The ultimate goal of this website is to reduce delays and crashes that users generally face while booking tickets. It will try to resolve other issues faced by the users, especially during peak booking periods.
The upgraded version will include:
- New seat selection feature
- Faster and better ticket booking process
- Smoother and user-friendly interface as well as navigation
- Improved Tatkal booking status updates
- High traffic volumes will be better handled
A vast majority of railway ticket bookings in India accounts for online ticket booking. Railway officials mention that about 88 percent of train tickets are now booked digitally instead of at reservation counters. Hence, the website’s speed and reliability are now more important as the demand grows.
Also Read: IRCTC Announces 14-Day Bharat–Bhutan Mystic Mountain Train Tour
Also Read: Indian Railways Extends IRCTC Advance Booking Window For Aadhaar‑Linked Users
Summing Up
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced the launch of a new IRCTC website by July 15. The new website is expected to solve long-standing concerns related to website crashes, delays during Tatkal bookings, OTP issues, and more.
