Rail Enquiry Made More Accessible to Public

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Millions of travelers access Indian Railway services on a daily basis to meet their daily travel needs and outstation travel needs. Indian Railways is one of the largest and biggest railway networks in the world with operating about 20000 trains a day. As it is the most economical and comfortable travel option, many people find takes rail travel as their first choice while thinking of traveling. For more than a century now, railways offer a very commendable and user-friendly service to millions in India. Rail enquiry can be done through the IRCTC online website now, and there are many smart applications too available in the Android and iPhone stores lately.

IRCTC is the catering and tourism department of Indian Railways, which is very popular now for its ticket booking features on offer. Users can log on to the official website of IRCTC, irctc.co.in, where you can find the customized options for doing train search, enquiry, and ticket booking. Apart from the website, you can do the railway enquiry through the customer care call center of Indian Railways too by dialing #139. The conventional mode of doing rail enquiry through the railway station enquiry counters also still exist.

The call center for rail enquiry is known as Rail Sampark, which is a paid service to be availed by dialing 139. For basic train timing and other rail enquiry, you can refer to the railway time table, “Trains at a Glance.” The price of this booklet is Rs. 40/- and it is made available through the ticket counters are railway stations.

Most Modern Options in Indian Railways Reservation

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Indian Railways is the most accepted and highly economical travel option for millions of passengers in the country. Professionals, business people, common men, and even the poorest citizen in India find rail travel as their most acceptable mode of travel. Indian Railways is also fully committed to cater to the diversified need of all class of passengers, which makes it unique among the rail travel services in the world. There are more than twenty thousand trains operated by Indian Railways everyday and almost all these trains are fully packed while running. Indian Railways reservation of tickets is now available through different online and offline modes.

If you are planning for an outstation trip with Indian Railways, then it is always advisable to do your ticket booking well ahead in time in order to avoid last minute chaos. The ticket booking for outstation trains are kept open from two months prior to the schedule, which makes it easier for the travelers to reserve and assure their ticket to do a better travel planning. As the date of departure is getting nearer, you will be finding it difficult to get a confirmed reservation.

Indian Railways reservation of tickets is conventionally done through the ticket booking counters at all railway stations. Apart from this over-the-counter ticket booking process, now there are more comfortable online ticket booking system is also made available by Indian Railways. The online booking is facilitated through the website of IRCTC, irctc.co.in, which can be accessed from anywhere at anytime to do the ticket booking.

IRCTC Seat Availability – Easily Checked on the Official Web Portal.

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To know about IRCTC seat availability, the web portal of IRCTC is of great help. It possesses all the information regarding the railway and catering system of India. Apart from the berth availability, it also contains other relevant information that is significant to know while booking the tickets online. Apparently, there are certain terms and conditions and privacy policies, which are essential informer of the cast railway network and its organizational commitments.

One of the best parts of the Indian Railways is the concession to senior citizens and students. Men with the age of 65 and above and women with the age of 60 and above are provided with certain varied rates of discounts. In fact, students can also claim for the concessions when they require the same for the purpose of traveling. Berth preference can also be given on asking. Senior citizens who suffer from back aches or other pains can be provided with berth preference on request. There are numerous web portals available online to provide information regarding the railway reservation procedure and the other necessary details. People can avail them easily by simply logging into those portals.

Internet access has emerged with lot of facilities and online booking of railways ranks one of the top among the other services. To check the IRCTC seat availability one can log in to IRCTC’s web portal and can derive the useful information regarding the train time table, train timings, schedules, fares and availability and many others. It is the best way to stay tuned with one of the vast transport network in India.