IRCTC Faces Second Major Outage in December, Disrupting Train Ticket Bookings
For the second time in December, IRCTC faced a huge outage impacting train ticket bookings nationwide. On December 31, users were unable to book or cancel tickets for about an hour, disrupting numerous travel plans right before New Year's Eve. With Tatkal bookings particularly affected, travelers were left scrambling for alternatives. Amid rising public frustration and social media uproar, experts call for a complete system overhaul, urging the use of advanced technologies to manage traffic spikes more effectively. MakeMyTrip, Paytm, and other platforms have emerged as viable alternatives during these unexpected downtimes, but the recurring IRCTC outages underscore critical infrastructure gaps needing urgent attention.
Jan 3