IRCTC Down Today: The IRCTC website and mobile app, used for online railway ticket bookings, experienced an outage on Friday, affecting hundreds of passengers ahead of Diwali. The website remains inaccessible when opened, and over 5,800 users are facing issues while trying to book tickets, according to Downdetector.
It is learnt that the outage was caused by technical issues and teams were working to restore normal operations. Both the website and app remained inaccessible for several hours, causing inconvenience to users across the country.
According the message on the IRCTC website, the server is temporarily unable to service requests.
Social Media Flooded With Complaints
As people continued to face difficulties in booking Tatkal tickets, they
vented their frustration on the social media platform X, stating that IRCTC server crashes during Tatkal and Premium Tatkal booking hours every time. While some suggested that Railways need to enhance their tech to manage rush during festivals.
🚨 @IRCTCofficial @AshwiniVaishnaw
Once again, IRCTC servers down during Tatkal booking right in the middle of the Diwali. When will IRCTC get a reliable system to handle peak traffic?
Railways deserve better tech for the world’s largest passenger network. 🚆 pic.twitter.com/SNH1vYSbms— Shivamthak (@Shivam_Thak) October 17, 2025
A user @Shivam_Thak wrote, “Once again, IRCTC servers down during Tatkal booking right in the middle of the Diwali. When will IRCTC get a reliable system to handle peak traffic? Railways deserve better tech for the world’s largest passenger network. (sic)”
While another user @HindustaniEngi1 stated that he has been facing issues in booking a ticket for several days and it was his last attempt today but it didn’t work due to the outage.
“@IRCTCofficial @irctc_app @RailwaySeva fire your developers because they are of no use .. I have not slept from days , Just wanted to go home on diwali ..I have tried 2 months back , same thing happened and now on tatkal as well..this was my last chance and here we go!,” he tweeted.
“Every Tatkal or Premium Tatkal booking day, the IRCTC server collapses like it’s running on 2G. Common passengers get nothing, while agents & booking mafias grab all tickets in seconds. How long will this daylight loot continue under the nose of the Railway Ministry? Instead of improving transparency, the system is built to frustrate citizens. Shame that in 2025, India’s largest railway network can’t manage a simple online booking!,” a third user @Shekhar41168801 wrote on X.
