How to book confirmed train tickets: Indian Railways is a great medium to travel from one state to another and from one city to another. Crores of people travel by Indian caravan every day.

Travelling by train is also considered cheap and safe. Therefore, many people consider Indian Railways as the lifeline of the country. Today, trains run at one speed.

Travelling by train is easy, but the journey is pleasant only when the ticket is confirmed. If the ticket is confirmed then you can complete the journey sitting or sleeping comfortably. If the ticket is not confirmed, then you have to face many problems.

If you also keep travelling by train from time to time, then we are going to tell you how you can book a confirmed ticket in a few minutes under 'VikalpYojana'.

What is the IRCTC Option Scheme?

First of all, let us know what IRCTC VikalpYojana is. For your information, let us tell you that under this, you can book confirmed tickets while booking tickets online.

Yes, Vikalp Scheme has been started for the passengers travelling in Indian Railways. Under this, when the passenger books the ticket online, he can choose the option of another train to book the confirmed ticket. In such a situation, the chances of getting a confirmed ticket increase.

For your information, let us tell you that many people also call IRCTC VikalpYojana an Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS).

The scheme was started in 2015

Given the increasing crowd in sleeper class and AC class, this excellent scheme was started in the year 2015. This scheme of IRCTC was started with the aim that passengers can easily book trains for any part of the country.

A better option for busy routes

We all know that it is very difficult to get confirmed tickets during the festival season. It is very difficult to get confirmed train tickets for cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, Kolkata etc.

Due to the non-availability of confirmed tickets during the festive season, thousands of people travel in other people's seats or while standing. Many times people do not get seats even after talking to TT. In such a situation, you can easily travel by booking a confirmed ticket under the IRCTC Vikalp scheme.

How to avail the benefits of IRCTC VikalpYojana?

You can easily book confirmed tickets under the IRCTC Vikalp scheme. For this follow these steps-

  • First of all open the IRCTC application or website and book your ticket like you normally do all the time.
  • If you are not able to find a confirmed ticket while booking a ticket, please click on the 'Options' option just below the ticket details.
  • After this, you will see the option to select about seven trains of the same route, which you can select.
  • After selecting the train, you have to click on the 'Submit' button. Whenever you click on the submit button, your option will become active.
  • By doing this, if you do not get a ticket for your train, then Indian Railways transfers you to the alternative trains chosen by you, under which you can get a confirmed ticket.