{"id":20734,"date":"2025-10-25T07:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/irctc-website-down-users-complain-of-glitches-while-booking-tickets-amid-chhath-rush-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T07:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:47:10","slug":"irctc-website-down-users-complain-of-glitches-while-booking-tickets-amid-chhath-rush-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/irctc-website-down-users-complain-of-glitches-while-booking-tickets-amid-chhath-rush-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IRCTC Website Down? Users Complain Of Glitches While Booking Tickets Amid Chhath Rush | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9657763\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 25, 2025, 12:55 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9657763\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2981817649 asubttl-schema\">Many travellers took to the internet to complain that they were unable to book tickets as the IRCTC website glitched.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2981817649 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Travellers said they were unable to log in or complete bookings as the IRCTC website faced technical issues on Saturday. (IMAGE: PTI)\" title=\"Travellers said they were unable to log in or complete bookings as the IRCTC website faced technical issues on Saturday. (IMAGE: PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2981817649\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Travellers said they were unable to log in or complete bookings as the IRCTC website faced technical issues on Saturday. (IMAGE: PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">People planning to travel by train this festive season, especially for the upcoming Chhath festival, took to social media on Saturday to complain about glitches on the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">The IRCTC is yet to issue an official statement but was replying to social media users tagging it on its X handles while raising the complaints.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Downdetector, a website that tracks and reports real-time outages and service disruptions for online platforms, apps and websites, saw close to 180 reports over disruptions on IRCTC around 10am today. <\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cKindly raise your concern\/complaint on https:\/\/equery.irctc.co.in\/irctc_equery\/ using registered mobile no \/mail id,&#8221; IRCTC replied to a post in which a user raised issue with booking tickets, \u201cIrctc website is down while ticket booking Sir.Plz do needful&#8221;, attaching a screenshot of the booking. <\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">A student possibly appearing for his exams also said that he was unable to do so because IRCTC servers were down. <\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201cThe IRCTC website is COMPLETELY DOWN just 1min before booking start for #Tatkal booking. Trying to book an AC ticket since last 3days for my exam. This happens every festive season. #IRCTCDown #TatkalBooking #FestiveTravel #IndianRailways,&#8221; X user @Pradeep63235513 said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shankhyaneel Sarkar\" title=\"Shankhyaneel Sarkar\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shankhyaneel-Sarkar-2025-10-4943ba4a0cf71ff5c63a3b7ad9b71f77.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/shankhyaneel-sarkar-16097.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Shankhyaneel Sarkar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a Chief Sub-Editor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over seven years of experience during which he has covered se&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a Chief Sub-Editor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over seven years of experience during which he has covered se&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2981817649 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 25, 2025, 12:46 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2981817649 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> IRCTC Website Down? 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