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Evaluating 92 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. People frequently struggle with the online booking platform, complaining about persistent connection errors, unexpected session timeouts, and immense difficulties when trying to secure tickets in advance. Consumers also report severe train delays, unhygienic coach conditions, and a general lack of proper assistance from staff throughout their uncomfortable journeys. Some reviewers were happy with certain aspects of their trip, mentioning delicious meal options, prompt help with cleaning when requested, and a noticeably improving service over time. Passengers also appreciated receiving good food and experiencing better support when addressing specific onboard concerns during their travel.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tried to complete the profile at the registration stage, which shockingly after spending over a day doing everything possible a Tech savvy person can do, I am still unable to complete. Hence, this... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Outright looting of customer money! Tatkal booking starts at 11 am and by 11.02 am ticket is booked but Waitlisted. After chart is prepared IRCTC refunds only 50% money and keeps the remaining 50%... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would love to give negative star rating to this Indian railway, train is already late by 3.5 hrs and after reaching the desti the train Is standing on outer for more than an hour. Worst service indi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Jodhpur puri express 20814 train me booking slots khulte hi 95 seats hí available dikhata he itne sare bogi me kya sirf 95 seat hi rehta he kya sirf logo ko chutiya banake loot rahe he


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

When it's owned and service provider is…

When it's owned and service provider is government entity of India... worst idiotic people control so don't ever trust on Indian railway on timing, food or any
Worst country to live in as tax payer so please don't come to this f country and expect something good.

14 June 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never really worked correctly.

Never really worked correctly.
Even the official app doesn’t work properly. I missed my train tickets 2 times, it was urgent and i missed it becoz it couldn’t take the load somehow.

Pay better to your employees broo and get new servers…

It hope this gets better

10 June 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What the hell service you r providing…

What the hell service you r providing you charge taxes extra amount for maintainance what kind of maintenance it is provided to us. train is late for 4-5 hrs and no service is available for dorematiry option or waiting room is full of people, dustbins r open kept there. Who is responsible for this .. always hell in all services whether it is about train delays , washroom, waiting room or this hell IRCTC app and booking tatkal every thing is running by irresponsible people.

8 June 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Train delay

I don't know why only netravati express always get late this is my third time in this train always being late not only just for 5 or 10 mint it always takes 1 or 2 hrs delay train no. 16346 and 16345

4 June 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammed by IRCTC

We booked a train from Trichy-Chennai, Tamil Nādu. We booked for two seats and IRCTC gave us 1 seat. Now what would you do if you were IRCTC? Well, you would give the fare of the other seat, right? Well, IRCTC did NONE of that. ONE thing which was very happy and angry at was when we boarded the train, the train coach was with many vacant seats which was happy. But IRCTC did not book any of those seats which was really angry. Maybe it was for other passengers. Even so, the TTR saw an empty seat and allocated. Next time, you must check for vacant seats.

31 May 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Actually I was traveling into train…

Actually I was traveling into train name nandigram express! From ch.sambhajibnagar to Mumbai (dadar-station) so the main consen is the train is already late for time 1 hr 30 minimum and after twe started to travaling at the time on per city station train waiting time is 15-20 min and so so far ! Also the train reach Time to Mumbai is 5am and the train reach at the destination at the time of 8 amIn this suffere I fell very bad travaling In this train I just say to all the sir , officers please be postive at the train time and I'm giving 0% rating for this train And I'm just say Please request you all the travaling passenger do not choose this train ( nandigram express) to travaling...
Thank you..

31 May 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed with the seat alloted…

Very disappointed with the seat alloted in Chennai express 16552
After booking 3 tickets struggled so much because seats were alloted in two separate coaches by departing mon in one coach and 5 year daughter in one coach can't leave the baby girl to seat in other coach no one were ready to compromise struggled so much by having 2 babies and 1 ,5 year child very disappointed 😞

30 May 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste irctc is now for agents…

Waste irctc is now for agents booking..normally using id password we are not able to book tickets ..even if we book in waiting list 10 it will not be confirmed..not able to book tatkal also.. unnecessary cancellation fees even the ticket not confirmed.. previously irctc was very friendly..now total waste..

25 May 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Is this a site ??

Is this a site ??? Dumb site !!!!
I am trying to change my mobile number and trying to add valid number it says enter valid mobile number I tried 4-5 times , then I click on send OTP, I received OTP and entered there as it is, it was saying the OTP is not valid, then I tried to change my mobile number the previous number was coming continuously.

I am a software developer and I am seriously saying there front end backend created very badly.

I faced the issue everytime when try to book train, sometime password issue, somewhere user name issue, and I can surely say this is not network issue this is a Bug in there system, they need to work on it. Please look to this issue.

9 May 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We have booked 3AC tickets from Ltt to…

We have booked 3AC tickets from Ltt to Tirunelveli train after paying heavy amount of ticket with daughter IRCTC not considering a lady with child given RAC and even after that the service of giving pillow and cheddar are very bad not giving proper clean cheddar is very bad. Next day we traveling from Tirunelveli to Ernakulam on that train also we get used things of cheddar and very unhygienic coach with bad AC. First time I was suffered a lot while traveling by train. I hate Train traveling from now onwards

30 April 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

When we are traveling from Bangalore to…

When we are traveling from Bangalore to narasapur, around 2pm in the night some of thefts entered into train & dragged chains from ladies. Seriously don't know why irctc people are stopping trains everywhere in the nights. No one is there to protect. I think this will happen in India only. But the joke is no will care about this.@IRCTC

19 April 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ITCTC is looting the common people

ITCTC is looting the common people. You can never book tatkal tickets. They purposly block users from booking the tickets displaying some connection error. And by chance if you get out of it, if you try booking the ticket goes into the waiting list where they charge 60rs as convinience fee which is not refundable. Why the hell they charge the fees if we dont get confirmed tickets, just another way of looting people. better to give that charge to an agent for booking atleast they can provide confirm tickets. The most unnoticed fraud happening with people.

4 April 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Irctc IRCTC management is extremely…

Irctc IRCTC management is extremely disappointing and poorly handled. The entire system feels unorganized, outdated, and frustrating for users. Booking tickets becomes a stressful experience due to constant glitches, slow servers, and unclear processes. Even basic features don’t work smoothly, and there is hardly any improvement over time.

The lack of proper management and planning is clearly visible. Users are forced to deal with unnecessary delays, technical errors, and unreliable services. Instead of making travel easier, IRCTC often creates more confusion and inconvenience.

Overall, the service quality is far below expectations. Such a large platform should be efficient and user-friendly, but the current condition reflects careless management and a lack of responsibility toward customers. Immediate improvements are needed to fix these ongoing issues.

17 March 2026
Unprompted review

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