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flag India’s IRCTC ticketing system crashed during Diwali Tatkal bookings on October 17, 2025, disrupting thousands of travelers.

flag On October 17, 2025, India’s IRCTC website and mobile app suffered a major outage during peak Diwali Tatkal booking hours, disrupting ticket purchases for millions amid high travel demand. flag Over 6,000 users reported failures across the platform, with widespread errors, login issues, and server crashes, particularly affecting AC and non-AC booking windows. flag The disruption, which lasted several hours, sparked frustration on social media and led many travelers to use third-party platforms like RailYatri and Paytm for bookings. flag IRCTC confirmed a technical issue but had not disclosed the cause or restoration timeline by Friday afternoon.

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