The Southern Indian Railways was established in April 1951 through the amalgamation of Mysore railways, the south railways and the Madras and Mahratta railways. Headquartered in Chennai, the present south railways extend up to southern peninsula covering Tamilnadu, Kerala and Pondicherry to the Kanyakumari. To know South Indian Railways seat availability the passenger can also visit the following websites: http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/ or http://www.indianrail.gov.in/.
South Indian Railways Seat Availability | Image Resource : toshalitravel.com
Every year, more than 500 million passengers avail the South Indian Railways network facility. To find the seat availability the passenger can visit the above mentioned websites and click on the “seat availability” tab. Then the passenger needs to enter the name of source point and destination point of the intended journey. The website also asks the user to fill in information like the class of intended travel and date of journey and the quota for discounted rates, if applicable. Once all the data is entered, click on “Get Availability” and get all the dynamic information about the number of seats that can be occupied, the trains that fit perfect in your plan and the respective fares. The passenger can also avail discounted rates during off-peak seasons.
The website can be accessed by the passenger or by the agent for bookings. The website is user-friendly and hence, the information can also be translated to the local language that is assimilated by the passengers. Thus, by getting to know the South Indian Railways seat availability the passengers can plan their travel to visit the marvels of the South India without any hesitation.
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