Hourly booking stations — 3-hour minimum retiring rooms

Standard retiring room slots are 12, 24, or 48 hours. But at select stations, IRCTC allows hourly bookings with a 3-hour minimum — useful for layovers, daytime rest stops between connecting trains, or shower-and-go pit stops.

How hourly booking works

Minimum booking: 3 hours
Maximum hourly slot: 11 hours (beyond that, the 12-hour slot is cheaper)
Pricing: proportional to the 12-hour tariff, with a small premium per hour
Availability: only at stations that have explicitly enabled hourly booking in the IRCTC system

Hourly slots are particularly common at stations with high transit volume — major junctions where passengers often have 4–10 hour waits between connecting trains.

When hourly beats the 12-hour slot

The breakeven is typically around 7–8 hours. If you need the room for less than 7 hours, hourly booking saves money. Beyond that, the 12-hour slot is the better deal even if you don't use all the time.

Stations with hourly booking enabled

Based on indexed data, the following 44 stations currently offer hourly retiring room booking. Click any station for current tariffs and room types.

AGC

Agra Cantt

Agra · North Central Railway

ADI

Ahmedabad Junction

Ahmedabad · Western Railway

ANVT

Anand Vihar Terminal

Delhi · Northern Railway

BPL

Bhopal Junction

Bhopal · West Central Railway

BBS

Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar · East Coast Railway

MAS

Chennai Central

Chennai · Southern Railway

Chennai Egmore

Chennai · Southern Railway

CSTM

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

Mumbai · Central Railway

CBE

Coimbatore Junction

Coimbatore · Southern Railway

ERS

Ernakulam Junction

Kochi · Southern Railway

GKP

Gorakhpur Junction

Gorakhpur · North Eastern Railway

GHY

Guwahati

Guwahati · Northeast Frontier Railway

NZM

Hazrat Nizamuddin

Delhi · Northern Railway

HWH

Howrah Junction

Howrah · Eastern Railway

INDB

Indore Junction

Indore · Western Railway

Jaipur Junction

Jaipur · North Western Railway

Jodhpur Junction

Jodhpur · North Western Railway

CNB

Kanpur Central

Kanpur · North Central Railway

KOAA

Kolkata

Kolkata · Eastern Railway

SBC

KSR Bengaluru City Junction

Bengaluru · South Western Railway

LTT

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus

Mumbai · Central Railway

LKO

Lucknow Charbagh

Lucknow · Northern Railway

MDU

Madurai Junction

Madurai · Southern Railway

BCT

Mumbai Central

Mumbai · Western Railway

NGP

Nagpur Junction

Nagpur · Central Railway

NDLS

New Delhi

New Delhi · Northern Railway

NJP

New Jalpaiguri

Siliguri · Northeast Frontier Railway

DLI

Old Delhi

Delhi · Northern Railway

PNBE

Patna Junction

Patna · East Central Railway

ALD

Prayagraj Junction

Prayagraj · North Central Railway

PUNE

Pune Junction

Pune · Central Railway

Raipur Junction

Raipur · South East Central Railway

RNC

Ranchi Junction

Ranchi · South Eastern Railway

SRC

Santragachi Junction

Howrah · South Eastern Railway

SDAH

Sealdah

Kolkata · Eastern Railway

Secunderabad Junction

Hyderabad · South Central Railway

SHM

Shalimar

Howrah · South Eastern Railway

Surat

Surat · Western Railway

TVC

Thiruvananthapuram Central

Thiruvananthapuram · Southern Railway

BRC

Vadodara Junction

Vadodara · Western Railway

BSB

Varanasi Junction

Varanasi · North Eastern Railway

BZA

Vijayawada Junction

Vijayawada · South Central Railway

VSKP

Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam · East Coast Railway

YPR

Yesvantpur Junction

Bengaluru · South Western Railway

Note on availability

Even at hourly-enabled stations, hourly slots are subject to room availability. During peak holiday and festival travel (Diwali, Holi, Chhath, Christmas–New Year, summer vacation), expect hourly inventory to be the first to sell out. Book as far in advance as possible.