The IRCTC website maintained an uptime of 99.98% between April and October 2025, up from 99.86% in the previous year, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Indian Railways has undertaken a series of administrative and technological measures to modernise its systems. Administrative actions include deactivation of suspicious user IDs, lodging complaints on the National Cyber Crime Portal for irregular bookings, and revalidation of accounts. On the technological front, IRCTC has implemented rigorous system checks, engaged leading Content Delivery Networks (CDN), and deployed anti-BOT applications to ensure smooth ticket booking for genuine users. Regular third-party audits of its

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