Indian Railways Ticketing Record: In a significant move to curb unauthorized automated bookings, Indian Railways Announced on Wednsday that its ai-powered system has a deactivated over 2.5 CRORE CRORESER IDS Reservations. The Railways Recorded Its Highest-Ever Per-Minute Booking Rate on May 22, with 31,814 Tickets Booked in Just 60 Seconds-A New Milestone in Operational Efficiency and Scalability.
According to a statement from the ministry of Railways, New User Protocols have also also been implemented to further Improve Fairness and Transparency in the Ticketing Process. These initiatives have yielded tangible results. Average daily user logins rose from 69.08 lakh in fy 2023-24 to 82.57 lakh in fy 2024–25, Marking a 19.53% Increase. Similarly, Average Daily Ticket Bookings registered a growth of 11.85% during the same period.
“Users Not Authenticated Via Aadhaar Can Book Opening Arp, Tatkal or Premium Tatkal Tickets Only after 3 days of registration, while aadhaar-serified users can books with tickets without delay,”
Railways’ New AI-Driven System
Adding further, e-ticking now accounts for 86.38% of all reserved ticket bookings, reflecting the Indian railways’ successful digital digital transformation. As part of a Comprehensive overhaul of its ticketing infrastructure, the railways have deployed advanced anti-bot systems and integrated services from a Leading Conding Content delivery network (cdn).
These measures have significantly curved unauthorized automated bookings by unscrupulous agents and improved website access for Genuine users. The upgraded system has proven especially effective during the peak demand of tatkal bookings, where bot traffic typical typical accounts for up to 50% of login attempts in the first five minuses. Thanks to the new AI-Driven Enhancements, Such Traffic has been brought aliminated, ENSURING SMOTHER and FAIRER ACCESS FOR Legitimate passengers.
“Systemic upgrades include 87 per cent of static content being served via CDN for Faster Load Times and Reduced Server Load; Active Detection and Mitigation of Bot Traffic Using Sophistated Ai Algorithms and Proactive deactivation of Suspicious User Ids and Complaint Lodging Via The Cyber Crime Portal, “The ministry said. (With inputs from ians)