IRCTC achieves near-perfect uptime, enhances system security and passenger services

December 4, 2025 10:39 AM

IRCTC achieves near-perfect uptime, enhances system security and passenger services

The IRCTC website maintained an uptime of 99.98% between April and October 2025, up from 99.86% in the previous year, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Indian Railways has undertaken a series of administrative and technological measures to modernise its systems. Administrative actions include deactivation of suspicious user IDs, lodging complaints on the National Cyber Cr...

IRCTC’s upgraded system to handle over 1.5 lakh bookings and 40 lakh enquiries per minute

June 30, 2025 9:59 AM

IRCTC’s upgraded system to handle over 1.5 lakh bookings and 40 lakh enquiries per minute

Indian Railways is set to introduce a new Passenger Reservation System (PRS) by the end of this year, aiming to make the ticket booking process faster, smarter and more passenger-friendly. The upgraded system will be capable of generating over 1.5 lakh tickets per minute, nearly five times higher than the current capacity of 32,000 tickets per minute, according to the Ministry of Railways. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently reviewed the progress of these reforms and highlighted the need...