"TATKAL TRAIN TICKET CHARGES , QUOTA CLASS WISE and MORE ON QUOTAS :"

TATKAL QUOTA :
How many seats are allotted for Tatkal quota? https://www.quora.com/How-many-seats-are-available-in-Tatkal.
Now a days there are no Tatkal coaches attached , instead a specific number of seats in the regular coaches are kept aside as Tatkal quota seats.
For 2A class 4 berths per coach is kept aside as Tatkal quota.
Similarly for 3A it is 6 berths and
AC Chair Car , 6 seats per coach .

To the contrary , on 28th morning , in the Shatabdi Express from Bengaluru to Chennai , one full compartment with 78 A.C. Chair Car [C 4] was allocated for Tatkal Tickets . One would be interested to know how many passengers were there in the Tatkal Compartment . There were only 5 when the train left ,Bengaluru , and nearer to Chennai another 10 occupied . They were all customers like me shifting from the neighbouring compartment to for comfort .

IRCTC web says that there is no separate coach for the Tatkal quota, instead a specific number of seats in the regular coaches are kept aside as Tatkal quota seats.
For 2A class 4 berths per coach is kept aside as Tatkal quota.
Similarly for 3A it is 6 berths and
AC Chair Car , 6 seats per coach .
Fair enough, 10% or less than 10 .

To the contrary , on 28th morning , in the Shatabdi Express from Bengaluru to Chennai , one full compartment with 78 A.C. Chair Car Seats [C 4] was allocated for Tatkal Tickets . One would be interested to know how many passengers were there in the Tatkal Compartment . There were only 5 when the train left ,Bengaluru , and nearer to Chennai another 10 occupied . They were all customers like me shifting from the neighbouring compartment to to C4 for comfort .

The reason : IRCTC didn’t follow the tatkal charges put down on the attached table . it should have been maximum Rs.200,more on the normal fare of Rs. 1,055/ , but as a booking person Rs. 2,105 was flashed in the screen for 29th Jan. So I had to change the date of travel to avoid paying the double fare .
MOST PROBABLY THE RATES IN THE TABLE ARE OLD AND THE NEW RATES NOT PUT IN THE WEB YET .
Will some one enlighten on this ?
WHATEVER SAID AND DONE , IT WAS REALLY SAD TO SEE 74 SEATS IN ONE COMPARTMENT GOING EMPTY .

IF , SO MANY TAKAL SEATS WERE NOT EARMARKED, THE UNUTILIZED 74 SEATS WOULD HAVE BEEN BOUGHT AT LEAST AT RS. 1,055 & GOT RAILWAYS CLOSER TO THE OPERATION RATIO .
THIS IS JUST THE CASE IN ONE OF THE 2,300 AND ODD EXPRESS, MAIL ,SUPERFAST TRAINS .
IF ,V.I.P. QUOTA ALSO ADDED TO THIS UNUTILIZED TATKAL TALLY , THE LOSS WILL BE ASTRONOMICAL.
AT PRESENT OPERATION RATIO IS 111[ THAT IS Rs. 111 IS SPENT TO EARN Rs. 100]
We want Railways to come out from the red and reduce operation ratio at least below 100 .
Railways can rely and give credence on the suggestions in this circle as all suggestions are out of involvement from the members to Make Railways better . more