IRCTC has launched SMS based railway ticket booking. The process needs no internet connection and the main charge for the service is the cost of the SMS service, ie Rs.6. As per the requirement, one has to register the mobile number with IRCTC as well as one’s bank. Steps for …
Tatkal Ticket Booking Tatkal Advanced Reservation Period (ARP) Booking is not allowed before 10 AM, one day in advance. This means Tatkal e-ticket can booked one day in advance excluding the day of journey from 10.00 am onwards either from IRCTC or from Indian Railway Reservation Counters (e.g. for a journey on 4rth, bookings would …
Railradar! One of the awesome examples of technology advancements in India! The current geographical location of any train is now available on a Google Map. Thanks to the service the RailRadar – a collaboration by Indian Railways in the site trainenquiry.com. National Train Inquiry System – Finding Status of a Train The National Train Inquiry System already allows to …
Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation (SIMRAN) is a Rs.100 crore project launched by Indian Railways partnered with IIT-Kanpur. This facilitates the passengers to know the exact position of the running train by just sending a SMS through mobile phones. SIMRAN uses Global Positioning System(GPS) to track the exact position and …
PNR Status – Railway Ticket Codes and Meaning : Abbreviations and symbols in Indian Railway PNR status leaves many passengers confused. For common symbols like RAC which stands for Reservation Against Cancellation – it might be easy. But not for symbols like PQWL – for everyone. Just decoding the abbreviations won’t …
Online Ticket Booking Under General Quota The ERS/VRM/SMS sent by IRCTC. (ERS – Electronic Reservation Slip which means the Printout of the ticket ; VRM – Virtual Reservation Message which denotes the screenshot of ERS in Laptop, Mobile or Tablets ; SMS – As sent by IRCTC during Ticket Booking) …
List of popular websites that provides useful information about Indian railways: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/ https://www.irctc.co.in/ www.indianrail.gov.in/ http://www.trainenquiry.com http://erail.in/ http://indiarailinfo.com/ www.i-n-d-i-a-n.com
Book Your Train Tickets 120 Days Before Indian Railways has extended the advanced ticket reservation period from 90 days to 120 days. This means one can plan his journey and book the tickets 120 days (4 months) in advance. This facility would take effect from March 10 2012. As of …
SMS as a train ticket : To add on to the green intiative of IRCTC, the SMS sent by IRCTC while booking e-ticket would be considered as an ticket reservation proof. This is effective from Feb 01′ 2012. The text message along with a valid id proof servers the purpose. The SMS …
IRCTC has come up with a revolutionary green initiative which calls for a no-paper ticket booking and travel. The printout of ERS (Electronic Reservation Slip) is no longer needed in train journey, but a screenshot of the ticket in Mobile, Laptop or Ipad is fine along with Valid Id proof. …
IRCTC launches a smarter way to book tickets. Now book your rail ticket -anywhere anytime through your Mobile Phones – yes, IRCTC Mobile Booking. IRCTC Mobile Website IRCTC brings to you the mobile website https://www.irctc.co.in/mobile and with just a few clicks you can book your tickets using your Mobile Phones. …
The new revised TATKAL Booking Scheme has come into effect from 21.11.2011. This change is to curb the unscrupulous use of the current scheme says the Railway Ministry. The major changes as follows: 1. The Advance Reservation period (ARP) of Tatkal scheme has been reduced from 2 days as earlier …
Many among us Book Train Tickets in the eleventh hour (read tatkal) and often go and cancel when plans change (read last minute), thinking that the ticket fare will be refunded. Have you ever wondered why are you not getting any refund of Tatkal fare ? Well, many among us …
TDR means Ticket Deposit Receipt and it can be filed online through IRCTC website. Ticket Deposit Receipt can be submitted to claim refund if customer was not able to perform the journey due to any /or the following reason. Train Cancelled By Railways and Passenger Not Travelled. Train running Late by …
Taktal Train Ticket Refunds or Cancellation rules are briefed as below: 1) If you cancel the confirmed tatkal ticket 24 hrs before the scheduled departure of train, A flat refund of 25% of total fare charged on the ticket, excluding Tatkal charges may be granted. As per latest revision (21-11-11), …
Did you know that you can claim for refund of train fare on a ticket if the passenger has not traveled on it? Yes, You can. What is TDR? TDR means Ticket Deposit Receipt and can be filed online through IRCTC website too. TDR (Ticket Deposit Receipt) can be submitted to claim refund …