IRCTC: Reservation system will not work from 11:45 pm on March 11 to 4:45 am on March 12. During this, many other services including ticket booking will remain closed.
Passenger Reservation System: If you often travel by train or are planning to go somewhere today, then this news is for you. According to Indian Railways, the railway reservation system will remain closed for five hours. That is, the reservation system will not work from 11:45 pm on March 11 to 4:45 am on March 12. During this, many other services including ticket booking will remain closed. According to media reports, the Passenger Reservation System will be kept closed for database compression.
Will be closed at this time
From 11:45 pm to 4:45 am the next day, the passenger reservation system will be temporarily closed. Meanwhile, there may be a problem in getting information related to any trains through IVRS / Touch Screen, Call Center (Enquiry No. 139). If you want to book tickets for tomorrow, then complete this work in advance. If you try from time to time then there may be trouble.
These services will be affected
Due to the closure of Passenger Reservation System (PRS), all important services like online ticket booking, online retiring room booking and inquiry will be affected. Plan well in advance to avoid any inconvenience if the system is down for five hours.
On the other hand, keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers, it has been decided by the Railways to run Holi special train for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. According to Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer Deepak Kumar, for the convenience of the passengers, Holi special train will be run between Varanasi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra on the occasion of Holi. Train number 04212/04211 Varanasi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Holi Special (4 trips in total) 04212 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – Varanasi special train will run on 10 March 2023 and 13 March 2023.