The IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) has achieved a record booking of 4.96 lakh e-tickets in a day. The website recorded an average of 4.47 lakh e-tickets per day since the new timing of Tatkal tickets came into force on July 7 as against 3.60 lakh it used to record earlier.
Talking to TOI, joint general manager, public relations, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, Pradeep Kundu said, "We have achieved the record booking of 4.96 lakh e-tickets through our web portal on July 13. This feat has been achieved after we have taken various measures to help genuine customers to get the tickets and to prevent unauthorised persons from booking the tickets."
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