The broad features of the Tatkal scheme are as under :

1. The reservation under this scheme can be sought by full fare paying passenger only and no passengers holding concessional ticket is allowed to avail reservation under this scheme.

2. For booking either a Credit Card of a Bank with or without laser based photograph, or a laser laminated photo identity card with a proper serial number or a voter identity card with photograph, or a passport or a ration card with photograph or a driving license with lesser laminated photograph or season tickets identity card and Tatkal identity card issued by the railways would constitute the authority for purchasing the ticket in Tatkal service so that anti social elements do not corner the reservation on Tatkal service.

3. On one identity card, the card holder can see reservation for his /her family member by showing the card but in case the card holder decides to cancel his / her reservation, the reservation given to the other member of the family on the authority of the card should also be cancelled which means that the members of the family of the card holder can travel only if the identity card holder is also traveling with them.

4. The premium of Tatkal scheme on different class per passenger is as under

5. No refund is permissible on the confirmed reservations made under Tatkal Scheme under normal circumstances.

6 After preparation of chart, the reservation will be done on current counter specifically earmarked for Tatkal service at the station from where the train is scheduled originate.

7. The identity card number of the passenger will be printed/ entered on the ticket as well as on the tatkal coach reservation chart. All passengers who have booked their tickets on Tatkal Service are required to carry the requisite identity card on which he has booked his/her ticket. Such passengers who fail to produce the authority on the basis of which he/she has sought the reservation under Tatkal scheme, will be treated as traveling without ticket and penalty imposed as per extant rules applicable for the train in which the passenger is traveling.

8. A Gazetted officer when he/she is satisfied in exceptional circumstances may in emergent situation waive the conditions prescribed for a photo identity card.

9 The reservation under this scheme will commence from 8 am on the previous day for which the reservation is being sought.

Tatkal Reservation scheme has been introduced on the following trains.

Train No.	Reservation Available between	Class
2956 Jaipur Express	Jaipur -Mumbai Central	Sleeper
9008 Aravali Express	Jaipur -Bandra	Sleeper
6509 Aimer -Bangalore Express	Aimer - Bangalore	Sleeper
4707 Bikaner- Bandra Express	Bikaner-Bandra Terminus	Sleeper
4707 Bikaner - Bandra Ranak pur Express	Jodhpur-Bandra Terminus	Sleeper
6126 Jodhpur - Chennai Egmore Express	Jodhpur- Chennai Egmore	Sleeper

Note:- Tickets under the Tatkal scheme will be issued from the starting station to the destination station of train. However, booking is allowed enroute provided accommodation is available in the Tatkal coach.