Save the passenger master list before tatkal opens
Cuts about forty seconds off the booking, which is the whole game.
Why it works
Tatkal is decided in the first minute. Pre-saved passengers, a pre-chosen payment method and a logged-in session remove every field you would otherwise type while the quota drains.
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