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IRCTC launches mobile ticketing website to book rail tickets on your phone, plans to launch mobile apps soon
It looks like IRCTC is all set to revolutionize online railway ticket booking all over again in India. This time, they have launched a mobile optimized site which users can access on their smartphones to book railway tickets on the go. The new site which is available at irctc.co.in/mobile can be used to: Book tickets…
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Indian Railways to take measures to ensure a smoother ticket booking process during 8am – 9am
We all have faced issues while trying to book train tickets on irctc.co.in during 8am to 9am. Everyone knows this is because the Indian Railways opens its tatkal quota at that time and everyone logs into the site to get their hands on them. From travel agents to people traveling under urgent circumstances, everyone has…
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Indian Railways & irctc now allow paperless soft copies of tickets on trains [Go Green]
Indian Railways now allows you to show paperless soft copy of your ticket (called Virtual Reservation Message – VRM) to the TTE instead of having to take a print out of the ticket every time you have to travel. This is an awesome green initiative which will not only please green pundits but also people…
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Indian Railways planning to launch its own ticket booking site
Apparently, all is not well between the Indian Railways and the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). After terminating the catering contract in Rajdhani, Duronto, Shatabdi & other mail and express trains, Indian Railways is allegedly planning to launch its own online ticketing site. With a profit of approx. INR 1.22 billion, IRCTC is…
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Check out the swanky new (beta) version of irctc.co.in
irctc.co.in brought a revolution in India when it first launched the facility to book tickets for Indian Railways over the internet. Although the site has been updated a number of times to upgrade on functionality and looks, it still lacks the elegance & intuitiveness of a modern day web 2.0 site. Subsequently, many tech savvy…
