With train services and fare structures all set to bounce back to pre-Covid times, in one of the biggest computer operations in ticketing history, train numbers and fares are being recalibrated for six hours starting daily at 11 pm. A detailed analysis by the core team of the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) has revealed that six trains can be renumbered in five minutes and 432 in a day. The activity, which started on the intervening night of November 14-15 from 11 pm to 5.30 am, will continue till November 20-21. It may continue for the next six nights.

For commuters, this means that ticketing facilities will not be available on the IRCTC website for the six-hour periods. During that time railway personnel will ensure that advanced charting of the trains departing during the affected timings is done. Except for the PRS services, all other enquiry services will continue uninterrupted. The zonal railways will manually handle updates for train delays and cancellations and send bulk text messages to the affected passengers.