Union Railway Ministry launched Mobile ticketing app for suburban commuters

Jul 9, 2015, 11:33 IST

Developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems, the paperless unreserved ticketing feature in mobile application aims to eliminate the need for printing of unreserved tickets.

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 8 July 2015 launched a mobile ticketing app for unreserved tickets that will cover 35 stations between the 123 km long Churchgate-Dhauroad suburban section in Western Railway.

The ministry also launched two other IT-based initiaves including a SMS destination alert service for premier trains and an e-ticketing portal in Hindi.

About Mobile Ticketing Application

The mobile ticketing application for unreserved tickets aims to facilitate a hassle free travel for lakhs of daily passengers in Mumbai.

Developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems, the paperless unreserved ticketing feature in mobile application aims to eliminate the need for printing of unreserved tickets.

The app works on both Android and Windows platform.

It can be downloaded from Google Play Store or Windows Store by the user.

The application provides necessary on-screen alerts to guide the passenger during the booking process.

Payment for the ticket is done through the railway wallet feature in the App.

After booking the ticket, the passenger will get ticket confirmation screen which will contain limited information about the ticket.

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