{"id":6914,"date":"2025-08-04T08:59:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=6914"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:59:50","slug":"irctc-bulk-booking-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/irctc-bulk-booking-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"IRCTC Bulk Booking Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"
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IRCTC Bulk Booking Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n

IRCTC Group Booking Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n

Norms for Bulk Booking of Reservation Tickets relaxed<\/strong><\/p>\n

To facilitate ease of booking and travel for people travelling in groups such as for marriage, sports tournaments, school\/college educational tours \/ field trips, etc., Southern Railway has decided to relax the norms imposed on bulk booking.<\/p>\n

Bulk Booking is permitted without any restriction in all the Classes of accommodation and in all trains including Mail \/ Express, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Garib Rath trains and Special trains run during festive \/ peak seasons.<\/p>\n

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The level of competency and ceiling\/limit of Berths \/ Seats for permitting bulk reservation has been withdrawn. Chief Reservation Supervisor or Station Master is authorized to permit bulk booking of tickets at all the major locations.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the authoritative guide to IRCTC’s bulk (group) booking rules in 2025<\/strong>, including offline procedures, documentation, coach reservations, and special provisions:<\/p>\n

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1. Group versus Bulk Booking Definitions<\/h2>\n
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  • Booking up to 6 passengers per transaction<\/strong> is allowed online via IRCTC. For over 6 passengers, you must visit a reservation counter in person<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • IRCTC’s official policy forbids bulk (group) booking online<\/strong>\u2014only individual users can book up to six tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    2. Approval Authority Levels for Bulk Booking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Group Size (Passengers)<\/th>\nAuthority Required<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    *Up to 50<\/strong><\/td>\nCChief Reservation Supervisor (CRS) or shift-in-charge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    51\u2013100<\/strong><\/td>\nAArea Manager, Assistant Ticket Manager, or ACM\/SM\/Gazetted Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Over 100<\/strong><\/td>\nSSenior Divisional Commercial Manager \/ DTM (subject to \u226525% availability of accommodation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Note:<\/strong> Bulk booking is only permitted if seat availability is at least 50% for up to 50 pax, and \u226525% for larger groups.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    3. Booking Conditions & Procedure<\/h2>\n
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    • BBulk reservations must be applied for at designated reservation counters<\/strong> that provide this service (not available at all stations).
      \nYYou must submit: – AA written application or request letter<\/strong> with journey details – SSupporting documents (e.g., marriage invitation, institution certificate) – *Three copies<\/strong> of passenger details (name, age, gender, ID proof) – PPhotocopy of ID of the person submitting the application
      \nRRequests should be made at least 48 hours in advance<\/strong>, though earlier is advisable. Bulk requests for seasonal services should be submitted on opening day, between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      4. Coach & Ticket Allocation<\/h2>\n
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      • AAuthority allows group booking for return trips<\/strong> as well.- BBulk booking does not guarantee the same coach<\/strong>\u2014passengers may be allocated seats across coaches if needed.
        \nCChanges to passenger names are permitted up to 10% of total group<\/strong>, with one-time handwritten request submitted \u226548 hours before departure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        5. Full Coach or FTR Booking (Western Railway Pilot)<\/h2>\n
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        • UUnder the Full Tariff Rate (FTR)<\/strong> system (pilot in Western Railway zone): – CCan book entire coaches<\/strong> (up to 10 coaches per tour) including SLRs. – RRequires security deposit (~\u20b950,000 per coach)<\/strong>, refundable. – FFull train booking of up to 24 coaches<\/strong> is possible with proportionate deposit.
          \nCCancellation or refund under FTR is handled manually via Chief Commercial Manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          6. Quick Reference Summary<\/h2>\n
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          • *Online IRCTC booking is limited to max 6 passengers per user\/month<\/strong>; bulk booking offline only.- BBulk group bookings require approval from railway authority<\/strong> based on group size: – CCRS: \u226450 passengers – AArea Manager\/ACM\/ATM: up to 100 – SSr. DCM\/DTM: above 100 (subject to seat availability)- *Document requirements<\/strong>: request letter, passenger list (\u00d73), relevant certificates or invitations, and ID copies.- RRequests should be processed \u226548 hours in advance<\/strong>, prefer seasonal window (8\u20119\u202fAM on opening day).- *Booking does not guarantee same coach seats.<\/strong>– *Name changes<\/strong> allowed up to 10% of group with one-time request \u226548\u202fhrs prior.- *FTR scheme<\/strong> (Western Railway pilot) allows full coach or train block booking with refundable deposit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            Real-World Insights<\/h2>\n

            \u201c\u201cPart cancellation is allowed on bulk booking up to a max 10% of the total tickets\u2026 A bunch of weird rules concerning bulk booking.\u201d
            \n\u201c\u201cIf seats are not available in a single coach, they\u2019ll be booked as per availability in different coaches.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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            Would you like help with:<\/p>\n

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            • A sample request letter\/template for bulk booking?<\/li>\n
            • Contact info for authorized reservation counters in a specific city?<\/li>\n
            • Guidance on FTR scheme availability in your railway zone?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              IRCTC Bulk Booking Rules IRCTC Group Booking Rules Norms for Bulk Booking of Reservation Tickets relaxed To facilitate ease of booking and travel for people travelling in groups such as for marriage, sports tournaments, school\/college educational tours \/ field trips, etc., Southern Railway has decided to relax the norms imposed on bulk booking. Bulk Booking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4,105],"class_list":["post-6914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irctc","tag-irctc","tag-irctc-new-rules"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}