REPORT: India's IRCTC Gets a Rs 1000 Crore Rebuild, 40-Year System Finally Scrapped

India's IRCTC is undergoing its first complete overhaul since 1986, a Rs 1,000 crore rebuild that quintuples booking capacity to 150,000 tickets per minute and replaces the 40-year-old Passenger Reservation System, which has crashed under peak Tatkal load for decades. In this episode of Front Page, we break down how MNIT Jaipur engineering students publicly confronting Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw triggered an immediate order to rebuild India's most-used digital infrastructure, what replacing the legacy PRS with a high-throughput engine means for Tatkal capacity during the opening three-second rush, how the redesigned UI eliminates third-party ads, flashing graphics, and multi-layer CAPTCHAs that have historically drained bandwidth and crashed sessions, what CRIS's new real-time bot detection infrastructure means for the black-market agents who sweep entire Tatkal quotas within seconds, and why the launch has been pushed to August for live stress testing before full backend integration is complete. ✅ Cypher 2026: Join 5,000+ AI leaders. Book now → https://cypher.analyticsindiamag.com/... ✅ Chess League: Test your skills → https://chess.analyticsindiamag.com/ #IRCTC #IndianRailways #IRCTCNewWebsite #TatkalBooking #AshwiniVaishnaw #FrontPage #AIMNetwork ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📌 ABOUT FRONT PAGE Front Page is a daily live news briefing covering AI, enterprise tech, semiconductors, and India’s role in the global technology economy. Built for people who make decisions, not just consume headlines. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 👋 ABOUT AIM NETWORK AIM Network is India's leading voice on the intersection of AI, Technology, and Business. We bring you sharp analysis, breaking news, and original perspectives on everything from Generative AI breakthroughs to geopolitical market shifts. 🔔 Subscribe for daily insights:    / @aimmediahouse   📺 WATCH OUR POPULAR SERIES: Front Page (Daily Tech News):    • Front Page   Tech Talks (Podcast):    • Tech Talk   -Simulated Reality (Podcast) -    • Simulated Reality Podcast   📰 STAY UPDATED: Website: https://analyticsindiamag.com/ LinkedIn:   / analytics-india-magazine   Twitter/X: https://x.com/Analyticsindiam Instagram:   / aim.media.house   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------