No Tatkal, RAC or Waitlisted Tickets on Vande Bharat Sleeper
Only passengers holding confirmed tickets will be allowed to travel on Vande Bharat Sleeper trains
UdaipurTimes, Nov 11, 2026 - Indian Railways has taken a big decision regarding Vande Bharat Sleeper train bookings. Tickets for passengers travelling on Vande Bharat Sleeper trains will have to be booked in advance and only passengers holding confirmed tickets will be allowed to travel. There will be no Tatkal, Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) or waitlisted ticket quota on these trains.
Ticket will have to be booked only in the general quota and during the Advance Reservation Period (ARP).
Also, ticket prices for these trains will remain stable throughout. No Flexi-fare pricing system will be implemented. Therefore, the price will be the same even closer to the date of travel.
At present, there are a total of three pairs of Vande Bharat Express running across the country - Howrah-Kamakhya, Varanasi-New Delhi and SMVT Bengaluru-CSMT Mumbai.
The Vande Bharat Sleeper train has been designed for making overnight journeys comfortable. It is fully air-conditioned and has 16 coaches with a total passenger capacity of 823. There are three classes - AC 3-Tier (611 berths), AC 2-Tier (188 berths) and AC First Class (24 berths).
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