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IRCTC is used by millions of Indians to book train tickets for their travels within the country. Over the years, it has grown to become an application providing various services like holidays, hotels, tour packages, flights, meals pre-booking and many more travel related services.
Customers can access IRCTC on the website or use the mobile app to make bookings. Currently, customers can book up to 6 e-tickets in a month. However, if the users have linked their Aadhaar numbers with their IRCTC accounts and have verified the Aadhaar of another passenger traveling on the ticket, they can book up to 12 e-tickets in one month. This can be done by logging in to their account on the IRCTC website or on the IRCTC Rail Connect mobile app.
Option 1: Linking Aadhaar to your IRCTC Account on the website
Visit www.irctc.co.in on your web browser.
Login with your User ID & Password.
Once you have logged in, click on the ‘My Account’ tab and select ‘Link Your Aadhaar’ option.
On this page, you input your Aadhaar number and your name as printed on Aadhaar card.
Upon clicking on ‘Send OTP’, an OTP will be sent to the mobile number registered with Aadhaar. Enter the OTP received and click the ‘Verify OTP’ button.
KYC response is fetched from Aadhaar. Click ‘Update’ button to complete the Aadhaar verification process.
Option 2: Linking Aadhaar with IRCTC account on the IRCTC Rail Connect mobile app
Login to the app using your User ID & Password.
Go to the settings menu and select ‘My Account’ option and then click on ‘Link Your Aadhaar’ button.
Enter your Aadhaar number, check the box and click ‘Sent OTP”.
An OTP will be sent to the mobile number registered with the Aadhaar. Upon entering the received OTP, click on ‘Verify OTP’.
Upon successful validation of the information from the Aadhaar portal, the number will be linked to your IRCTC account.
How to add & verify another passenger’s Aadhaar number?
Logon to www.irctc.co.in with your login credentials.
After login, go to ‘My Account’ tab, choose the ‘My Profile’ option and click on ‘Add/Modify Master List’.
On the next page provide all the details of the passenger like their name, date of birth, gender, berth preference, food preference, senior citizen concession (if applicable), ID card type and ID card number (Aadhaar Number). Then click on ‘Submit’.
Passenger whose Aadhaar has been added will show up on the Master Passenger list.
To verify the Aadhaar verification details of passenger, click on the “Click here to check pending Aadhaar Verification Status”. If the details are correct then Verification Status will be changed to ‘Verified’ and ‘Success’ alert will be displayed on the screen.
How to book more than 6 e-tickets in a month?
To book more than 6 tickets the following criteria should be satisfied:
- IRCTC User ID should be Aadhaar Verified.
- One of the traveling passengers should be Aadhaar Verified.
- During booking, Aadhaar verified travelling passenger must be selected from Saved Passenger List.