What we check for IRCTC
Every five minutes we request the IRCTC train search page at irctc.co.in. The check records the HTTP code and response time and nothing else: it does not sign in, move money or open the app.
All service status
Checked every 5 minutes
Is IRCTC Down?
Our server checks www.irctc.co.in every five minutes. Below is the latest result, the past 24 hours, and how many visitors reported trouble with IRCTC in the last hour.
TRAVEL · LIVE STATUS
IRCTC status right now
LATEST AUTOMATED CHECK
IRCTC was answering at our last check
Checked 1 minute ago: www.irctc.co.in replied in 1,450 ms but turned our automated request away with HTTP 403, so the server is running but its bot filter blocks monitors.
- Answered, last 24 h
- 100%
- Average response
- 1,360 ms
- Checks, last 24 h
- 25
- Address checked
- www.irctc.co.in
Is IRCTC failing for you?
0 reports in the last hour, 0 in the last 24 hours.
One report per visitor per hour. The counts are real button presses on this page and nothing else.
Our checks over the last 24 hours
- 14:30 to 15:30 IST: no checks
- 15:30 to 16:30 IST: no checks
- 16:30 to 17:30 IST: no checks
- 17:30 to 18:30 IST: no checks
- 18:30 to 19:30 IST: no checks
- 19:30 to 20:30 IST: no checks
- 20:30 to 21:30 IST: no checks
- 21:30 to 22:30 IST: no checks
- 22:30 to 23:30 IST: no checks
- 23:30 to 00:30 IST: no checks
- 00:30 to 01:30 IST: no checks
- 01:30 to 02:30 IST: no checks
- 02:30 to 03:30 IST: no checks
- 03:30 to 04:30 IST: no checks
- 04:30 to 05:30 IST: no checks
- 05:30 to 06:30 IST: no checks
- 06:30 to 07:30 IST: no checks
- 07:30 to 08:30 IST: no checks
- 08:30 to 09:30 IST: no checks
- 09:30 to 10:30 IST: no checks
- 10:30 to 11:30 IST: no checks
- 11:30 to 12:30 IST: 11 of 11 checks answered, average 1,302 ms
- 12:30 to 13:30 IST: 12 of 12 checks answered, average 1,408 ms
- 13:30 to 14:30 IST: 2 of 2 checks answered, average 1,389 ms
- All answered
- Some failed
- All failed
- No data
| Time (IST) | Result | HTTP | Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct, 13:35 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,450 ms |
| 17 Oct, 13:30 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,329 ms |
| 17 Oct, 13:25 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,398 ms |
| 17 Oct, 13:20 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,195 ms |
| 17 Oct, 13:15 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,308 ms |
| 17 Oct, 13:10 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,135 ms |
| 17 Oct, 13:05 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,450 ms |
| 17 Oct, 13:00 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,658 ms |
| 17 Oct, 12:55 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,334 ms |
| 17 Oct, 12:50 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,510 ms |
| 17 Oct, 12:45 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,376 ms |
| 17 Oct, 12:40 | Online, blocks bots | 403 | 1,448 ms |
Checked from one VPSLake server outside India. To test any other website live, use the Website Down Checker.
HOW TO USE IT
Read this page in four steps
Everything above updates on its own. Reload the page for the newest result.
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Start with the latest check
The coloured box says whether www.irctc.co.in answered our last request, with the HTTP code, the response time and how long ago it ran.
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Look at the 24-hour strip
Each block is one hour: green when every check answered, gold when some failed, red when all failed. One gold block is often a short blip; several red blocks in a row mean a real outage.
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Compare with visitor reports
If the site check is fine but reports are climbing, the problem is probably in the app, payments or the network rather than the website.
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Report it or get official help
Press Report a problem if IRCTC fails for you, then use the official links further down for updates or a complaint.
What to try when IRCTC is not working
Expect slow pages at 10:00 and 11:00 when Tatkal booking opens. IRCTC also pauses e-ticketing for a short maintenance window around midnight every night. If money was taken but no ticket was issued, the refund is automatic; use IRCTC e-query if it has not arrived.
Official IRCTC help
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Independent check, one location
VPSLake has no connection with IRCTC. The check runs from a single server outside India, so a problem limited to one region, mobile network or bank may not appear here, and some sites answer foreign monitors differently from local visitors. Treat this page as one signal alongside the visitor reports and official announcements.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
IRCTC Status FAQ
At 13:35 IST on 17 Oct, www.irctc.co.in replied in 1,450 ms but turned our automated request away with HTTP 403, so the server is running but its bot filter blocks monitors. In the past hour 0 visitors reported a problem with IRCTC here. The check repeats every five minutes.
Every five minutes our server requests the IRCTC train search page at irctc.co.in. It records whether an answer arrived, the HTTP status and the response time, and keeps seven days of results. It does not log in, pay, or use the mobile app.
A working public website does not guarantee that logins, payments, the app or your own connection are fine. Try mobile data instead of Wi-Fi, update the app, and press Report a problem so others can see it is not only them. Several reports within the same hour usually point to a genuine outage.
Expect slow pages at 10:00 and 11:00 when Tatkal booking opens. IRCTC also pauses e-ticketing for a short maintenance window around midnight every night. If money was taken but no ticket was issued, the refund is automatic; use IRCTC e-query if it has not arrived.
No. The report saves the service, the time and a salted one-way hash that only stops the same visitor being counted twice in an hour. The hash is wiped after an hour and the report itself after seven days.
No. VPSLake runs this as an independent check and has no link with IRCTC. For official updates use the help links on this page.
www.irctc.co.in answered our automated request with HTTP 403. Bot filters often treat monitoring traffic, particularly from outside India, this way. Any answer proves the server is running; a timeout or a 5xx error would mean a real fault.