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A big news of relief has come to the fore for crores of railway passengers traveling daily through Indian Railways. After almost 24 years (after its launch in 2002), Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a new version of its e-ticketing portal. ‘IRCTC 2.0 (Beta Version)’ Has been launched publicly. It was often seen that after opening Tatkal Ticket Booking on the old website, it was common for the server to be down, Captcha to come continuously and payment getting stuck. From a reporter’s point of view, this new redesigned user interface is not only modern and simple, but this overhaul of Railways is going to change the entire experience of ticket booking. Let us know what are the main differences between the old and new IRCTC website.
Old vs New IRCTC Website: 5 biggest technical changes
| Features/Process | Old IRCTC website | New IRCTC 2.0 website |
| Seat Availability | Each class (Sleeper, 3A, 2A) had to be checked by clicking separately. | Unified View: Seats of all classes are visible together on a single screen. |
| Captchas and Pop-ups (Captchas/Ads) | Tricky captchas and misleading advertisements at every step of booking and at the instant time. | No-Distraction Interface: Drastic reduction of redundant ads, pop-ups and unnecessary captchas. |
| Server Capacity | Approximately 32,000 ticket booking capacity per minute (no time crashes). | 1.5 lakh+ tickets per minute Powerful new server processing capabilities. |
| Ticket Booking Steps | Had to go through 6 to 7 different steps and review pages. | Just 4 to 5 quick steps; Feature to save passenger details in advance. |
| Special features and languages | Limited languages and separate portal for PwD/students. | Support of 22 Indian languages And all concession bookings in one place. |
1. Unified Seat Availability
The biggest headache on the old website was that when you searched for a train like New Delhi to Mumbai, you had to click on different tabs again and again to see Sleeper (SL), Third AC (3A) and Second AC (2A) seats. Railways in new website ‘Single Screen View’ Has arranged. Now as soon as you search for a train, you will be able to see at a glance how many seats are vacant in all categories of that train or how much waiting is there.
2. There will be no breathlessness in Tatkal Booking.
During the instant window (10 and 11 am), the response time of the old website would become very slow and the page would freeze due to millions of people logging in simultaneously.
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Higher Capacity: New portal now against 32,000 per minute Ticket bookings above Rs 1,500,000 (1.5 lakh) And is capable of handling 40 lakh search queries.
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Less Captcha and Fast Payment: Now unnecessary captchas and advertisements have been removed, saving 30 to 45 seconds of valuable time in booking.
3. Saved passenger details and easy checkout
For frequent travelers, the option of master list and saved passenger details on the new website is proving to be very effective. While booking tickets, you will not need to type name, age and gender again and again. One can directly reach the payment gateway by just clicking on auto-fill.
4. Fare Calendar and Seat Preference
A new ‘Fare Calendar’ is being added to the new website, with the help of which passengers who want to travel on flexible dates will be able to easily choose the day with the cheapest and confirmed ticket of the month. Apart from this, the option to give clear preference for window seat or lower berth while booking the ticket has also been added.