How long do IRCTC outages usually last?

Most IRCTC outages resolve within minutes to a few hours. Extended outages are rare for major services. Check our incident history for past resolution times.

How often does IRCTC experience outages?

Most major services maintain high uptime. IRCTC may experience brief outages during maintenance, traffic spikes, or infrastructure issues. Check the incident history section for recent data.

How do I check if IRCTC is down?

Visit the IRCTC page on WebsiteDown for a server-side HTTP probe of irctc.co.in. We also scan social media, news, and status pages for outage signals.

Will my IRCTC order be affected by an outage?

Orders placed before the outage should be unaffected. If you're mid-checkout, wait for the service to recover before re-attempting — duplicate orders are possible if you retry during intermittent issues.

Can sellers still manage their IRCTC store during an outage?

Seller dashboards may be inaccessible during a IRCTC outage. Existing listings and active orders are preserved and resume normal processing once the service recovers.

Is IRCTC Down Right Now? Live Status & Outage Reports

Q: Is IRCTC down right now?

Based on our latest check, IRCTC (irctc.co.in) is operational with a 677ms response time and HTTP status 302.

Our probeReachable · 677ms

Reports (1h)No reports

Reachable

Reachable — no issues detected from our probe.

What this means

IRCTC looks fine — our check reached it and it responded normally. If it's not working for you, the problem is almost certainly on your end (Wi-Fi, browser, DNS, or your provider). The steps below will help.

OperationalHTTP probe

No major incidents detected in the last 30 minutes

irctc.co.inUpdated just now

302

HTTP Status

677ms

Latency

08:59:09

Checked At

Outage Evidence

Synthesized from probe, status page, reports, and external signals

VerdictLooks fine

Regional reachability

Live probeHTTP 302 · 677ms · reachable · one region · see regional probes below

Official statusNot detected

User reports0 reports in last 24h

External signalsNo fresh signals from X, Reddit, news, or third-party status monitors (last 72h)

Automated source scan. Always verify critical incidents with the official provider status page.

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Outage history

Down for everyone or just you?

Down for everyone

Our probe fails · Server-side outage · Status page incident

Just you

Our probe succeeds · Try: clear cache, switch network, disable VPN

IRCTC Not Working? Try These Fixes

1Try during off-peak hours — IRCTC is heavily loaded during Tatkal booking (10 AM–12 PM IST)
2Clear your browser cache and cookies for irctc.co.in
3Use the IRCTC Rail Connect mobile app as an alternative to the website
4Try a different browser — Chrome or Firefox work best with IRCTC
5Disable browser extensions and ad blockers that may interfere with IRCTC
6Check if the issue is with the payment gateway — try a different payment method
7Use IRCTC's alternate website at www.irctc.co.in if the main site is slow

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Incident History

Last 30 days

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