Shortly after the online booking for passenger trains opened, the railways ticketing website IRCTC, burdened by the load, crashed in no time. Expressing regret, the railways said “bookings will be available shortly”.
“Data pertaining to special trains is being fed in the IRCTC website. Train ticket bookings will be available in a short while. Please wait. Inconvenience is regretted,” the railways tweeted.
The bookings, which began at 4pm, will now resume at 6pm, said the ministry.
