Dear Hitesh, Here is full text of Railway SMS ticket booking. Railways to try out ticketing through SMS Jun 18, 2013, 03.58AM IST TNN
There will be a dedicated number on which a text message can be sent and there will be no need for internet at any stage — booking, payment, cancellation etc. NEW DELHI: In a bid to further simplify the ticketing process, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will launch a pilot project for ticketing through non-internet based mobile phones from July 1. This will enable people using non-internet based mobile phones to access railway ticketing services through SMS or Interactive Voice Response (IVR) or Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) systems. The scheme, aimed at improving access to ticketing, will be user-friendly, secure and also eco-friendly, as no printout would be required. The objective is to tap the potential of the mobile phone market and help the common man by providing anywhere, anytime and hassle-free booking option, an official said. There will be a dedicated number on which a text message can be sent and there will be no need for internet at any stage — booking, payment, cancellation etc. One will have to register the mobile number with IRCTC as well as one's bank (one time password) for authorization of payment. The passenger will have to type the train number, destination, journey date, class and passenger details like name, age and gender on the SMS box. The sender will receive a transaction ID and then make payment by sending another text message by typing PAY followed by the transaction ID and the bank password. On successful booking of ticket, a message will be sent to the user by IRCTC which will suffice as valid authority to travel along with photo ID card in original. Cancellation of tickets can also be done through the cancellation option available. The scheme will be on pilot basis and will not be available during 8 am-12 pm for booking ARP/tatkal/general tickets. On 6/18/13, Amar Jain <amarjain2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Sir, > > Welcome back from an amazing holiday! No, only the news articles have > been talking about it, neither there is any detail displayed on > Railways site, nor the divisional managers are aware of it. Not yet > called up the Ministry in Delhi. > > -- > Amar Jain. > Website: www.amarjain.com > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- vivek, Ph.919868954833, New Delhi Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
