The holiday season is approaching, and people are preparing to travel home for festivals such as Dasara, Diwali, and Chhath. Many aim to book train tickets for a comfortable and affordable journey. During holidays, there is often intense competition for confirmed tickets, and if you face this problem, some tips can help you celebrate these festivals with your loved ones.
During events like Diwali, Dasara, or Chhath, huge crowds gather at railway stations, and passengers struggle to get to their destinations. In the days leading up to the festival, obtaining a confirmed train ticket becomes extremely difficult. Although passengers are given the option to book tickets through the booking window 60 days before the travel date, even in these cases, securing a confirmed ticket remains a serious issue.
Nevertheless, tickets can be confirmed for passengers who manage to book them immediately after the sale window opens. However, an important question arises: what should a passenger do if they are in a state of prolonged waiting?
If you want to avoid traveling in a crowd and reach home easily, you can apply a specific trick. If you cannot find a confirmed ticket or see a very long wait on a train from Delhi to Patna, you can use the 'broken journey' method. If tickets for a long-distance train are unavailable, you can book tickets in parts, which increases the chances of confirmation.
For example, you can first book a ticket from Delhi to Kanpur, and then book a ticket on the next train from Kanpur to Patna. The reason for this is that many passengers travel to major stations such as Kanpur-Lucknow. When they alight at these stations, the probability of finding an available seat increases.
To apply this trick, you should check other trains on your route; it is often the case that the train you planned does not have tickets, but another train on the same route has available seats. But if tickets to your hometown station are unavailable, check if you can find a ticket to any intermediate major railway junction. In this case, you can first book a ticket from the destination to this station, and then book the journey from this station to the final destination.
This process may take more time, but you will be able to reach home peacefully. Although there is no guarantee that the ticket will be confirmed at the intermediate station, the probability still increases.
Indian Railways is well aware of the crowding and ticket issues at stations during holidays. Usually, Indian Railway takes appropriate measures during such times. There is a high probability of getting a ticket on special trains launched by the railway during the holidays. If you cannot find a ticket on your desired train, you can consider using special trains. You can also book a ticket through the Indian Railway's urgent ticket purchase service, although this will incur an additional fee.
