The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is set to switch on a redesigned version of its ticket-booking website today, July 15, with the government promising faster page loads, higher booking capacity and an end to some of the most common frustrations passengers face during Tatkal reservations.
Last month, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had announced the rollout of a new IRCTC website at an event in Rajasthan, where the trigger for the update came from an unusual source: students at the event who spoke up about how difficult it is to book a train ticket on the current IRCTC portal.
