Wed Jan 01 15:10:00 UTC 2025: ## IRCTC Website Crashes Again, Leaving Thousands Stranded Before New Year’s Travel Rush
**New Delhi, India** – The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website and mobile app suffered a major outage on [Date of Outage], the third such incident this month, leaving thousands of passengers unable to book train tickets, particularly during the crucial Tatkal booking window at 10 AM.
The website’s failure sparked widespread frustration among users, many of whom took to social media to express their anger and disappointment. Complaints ranged from complete inability to log in to slow performance that prevented ticket purchases before they sold out. One user criticized the timing of the “maintenance,” questioning why it occurred during peak working hours.
This is the third significant disruption to the IRCTC service this month. Previous outages on December 9th (one-hour downtime) and December 26th (1.5-hour downtime) were also attributed to maintenance activities. The recurring failures have raised serious concerns about the reliability of the IRCTC’s online ticketing system, particularly as it handles a massive volume of bookings, especially around holidays and during the Tatkal booking period. Users have called for the Indian Railways to implement innovative solutions to improve the system’s performance and stability.
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