Railways tie up with private firm to allow you to book tickets by logging on or sending a text message
Railways tie up with private firm to allow you to book tickets by logging on or sending a text messageGetting long-distance train tickets may be less difficult than it used to be.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has tied up with a private company to help people book train tickets.
The company will create a real-time web based system which will reflect all transactions on a real-time basis.
The customer simply has to send a text message or log on to a website to book a ticket.
"We have started this facility for passengers' convenience. From anywhere, one can book a ticket from any station to any destination," said head of Atom Technologies Dewang Neralla.
"In Mumbai, people hardly have the time to queue up for tickets. And given that everyone has a cellphone, we decided to start this facility."
24-hour serviceOnce the customer completes the booking procedure, a copy of the ticket will be emailed through this 24-hour service.
"Initially, the facility will only be available for long-distance trains but could be implemented for suburban season tickets too," said Neralla.
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"To begin with, we have given customers the option of booking tickets via credit cards."
How to book?> Send an SMS to 54959 with "atom" as the content of the message OR click on the link mentioned on the website.
> You receive a WAP PUSH on your phone.
> Download the application via Bluetooth/ Data cable/ GPRS and register with atom as a one-time activity.
