Chennai → Bengaluru
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Train Genie calculates when your train booking opens and reminds you at the right time — so you can book on IRCTC before the seats fill up.
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Chennai → Bengaluru
Booking window opens today, 8:00 AM. Book on IRCTC →
Booking a train isn't hard. Remembering the day booking opens is.
You know bookings open 60 days ahead. But remembering the exact calendar date weeks in advance? That's when work takes over, plans slip, and suddenly you're staring at an impossible waitlist.
Waitlisted — 41 anxious days, or trip in RAC at 05. Checking chart preparations in panic at 5:00 AM on travel day.
Confirmed — booked the exact minute the 60-day reservation opened. Guaranteed sleep and peace of mind from day one.
Set up your reminder in 3 minutes
Tell us the route once. We watch the calendar. You just show up to book.
Set your route
Enter your trip — we work out exactly when the 60-day window opens.
Get your reminder
An email lands the moment booking opens — 8 AM for advance, 10/11 AM for Tatkal.
Booking for Chennai → Bengaluru will open now for the best availability.
Book on IRCTC
Tap through and book yourself — while the window is fresh and seats are open.
Same train. Two very different journeys.
The difference isn't luck. It's booking the moment your window opens.
The Sitting Vigil
Up all night in a shared seat, arriving a shadow of yourself.
The Dreamer's Berth
Your best shot at a proper sleeper or 3AC berth — wake up refreshed, ready for the ones you love.
Train Genie can't guarantee a confirmed berth — no one can. It just makes sure you never miss the earliest chance to book one.
Stories from the Tracks
Real commuters on why being ready at the 8:00 AM opening bell changes everything.
The people at the other end.
You're not booking a seat — you're booking the reason for the trip.
I used to keep checking the IRCTC calendar to remember when bookings opened — and still missed it half the time.
Now Train Genie just reminds me. I set my Chennai–Bengaluru route once and haven't thought about the date since.
Rajesh Kumar
Software Engineer • Bengaluru
Simple pricing. It's about routes.
Free for one trip. Go unlimited when you travel more.
Free
For the occasional trip home.
No card, no trial — free for one route.
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Genie Plus
For every regular route you run.
Billed monthly — switch to yearly to save 33%.
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Cancel anytime — no lock-in, no auto-renew surprises.
Questions, answered
The honest details on how Train Genie works — and what it never does.
Does Train Genie book my ticket?expand_more
No — and intentionally so. Auto-booking violates IRCTC's terms of service. Train Genie sends you a reminder and the direct link. You tap it, log in, and book on IRCTC yourself in a few minutes.
Do I need to give you my IRCTC password?expand_more
No. Never. Train Genie only needs your email and your route. We never ask for your IRCTC login, OTP, or payment details — the booking is done entirely by you on IRCTC.
Does Train Genie guarantee a confirmed ticket?expand_more
No. No service can guarantee a confirmed seat — availability depends on the train, class, quota and demand. What Train Genie does is make sure you're booking at the earliest possible moment, when the most seats are open. That's when your odds of a confirmed ticket are highest.
How does the 60-day booking window work?expand_more
Indian Railways opens booking exactly 60 days before the journey date (excluding the journey day), at 8:00 AM IST, calculated from the train's origin station. Train Genie works out that date for your route and reminds you when it arrives.
One less thing
to remember.
Set your route once. Train Genie watches the calendar and pings you the moment booking opens — so Friday night can still mean dinner at home.
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Chennai → Bengaluru
Booking opens today at 8:00 AM. You're all set.
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