Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Indian Railways Deactivates 2.5 Crore IRCTC User IDs
IRCTC, the online ticket booking platform for Indian Railways, deactivated over 2.5 crore user accounts because of suspicious activity.
This was done to stop misuse of the system, like bots and agents trying to get tickets unfairly.
Passengers are now required to use Aadhaar for Tatkal bookings, and agents are blocked from booking Tatkal tickets during the first 30 minutes.
This is aimed at making ticket booking fairer and more transparent.
IRCTC deactivated over 2.5 crore user IDs due to suspicious activity.
Suspicious booking patterns and misuse by agents and bots were identified.
A.D. Singh raised questions in Parliament regarding the deactivations.
Aadhaar authentication is now mandatory for Tatkal bookings.
Agents are barred from booking opening day Tatkal tickets for the first 30 minutes.
- Who
- Indian Railways and IRCTC.
- What
- IRCTC deactivated over 2.5 crore user IDs.
- When
- The timing of the deactivations is not specified in the articles.
- Where
- The information pertains to the IRCTC platform used across India.
- Why
- To curb misuse and improve the passenger-centric travel experience.
Passengers
IRCTC
Account Security
Passengers
Concern over account hacking and data security
IRCTC
Indian Railways ensuring transparency
- Organization
- IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation)
- Action
- Deactivated user IDs
- Number of IDs
- Over 2.5 crore
- Reason
- Suspicious Booking Activity
- New measure
- Mandatory Aadhaar authentication for Tatkal
