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IRCTC’s New Website Is Live: 5 Exciting Updates Every Rail Passenger Should Be Aware Of!
Indian Railways has launched a new, enhanced version of their IRCTC website, which promises more punch, more features and a user-friendly browsing experience. The new website was made live at midnight and has 5 exciting updates for rail…
IRCTC App Gets Wallet For Booking Tickets; AI Will Ensure Hygienic Food In Trains!
The IRCTC app to book eTickets is now live, which includes Tatkal tickets. This will now save time for all passengers, as they can now simply load money into the app, and pay via a single click. Passengers can load their IRCTC wallet…
Another Tatkal Scammer Held – 6603 Tatkal Tickets Worth Rs 1.47 Crore Recovered!
The software was named as ‘Counter’, which subverted the railways' reservation system. The ticketing agents used the software to illegally book Tatkal tickets. Basically, ‘Counter’ software bypassed IRCTC captcha and bank OTPs requirements,…
IRCTC Payment Gateway Launching Soon; #BureDin For Paytm, MobiKwik?
Named as iPay, IRCTC payment gateway is currently being tested, and as per persons familiar with developments, it will be launched in the next 4-8 weeks. Indian Rail wants to end dependency on 3rd party payment gateways, as their charges…
Is Food Delivery in Trains Going Off Track? A First-Hand Experience!
We have seen a rise in food delivery startups for trains. While there are incumbent players like Travelkhana, there is a surge of new entrants like RailRestro, ZoopIndia along with IRCTC’s own food delivery entity, Food on Track. Passengers…
IRCTC Set To Revamp Their Website & Launch A New Mobile App!
With a revamped website & new app, IRCTC is seeking to make booking tickets a smooth & pain-free, which is in contrast to people's earlier experiences.
5 New Tatkal Cancellation Rules Every Passenger Should Be Aware Of!
Tatkal is often the last resort for last-moment traveling There have been several changes in tatkal cancellation policy which every passenger should know.
IRCTC Waives Off Service Fee For eTickets Till March 2018!
IRCTC has announced that under cashless push, there will be no service fee on eTickets till March 2018, which is already an extended period of grace!
IRCTC Extends ‘Book Now, Pay Later’ Feature To Tatkal Tickets; Avail This Feature In 3…
IRCTC had introduced the 'Book Now, Pay Later' feature for general reservations back in May of this year. Now Tatkal users have this convenience extended to them.
Indian Railways Brings an Integrated Ticketing Platform; Now 1 Ticket For Train, Metro, Bus, Auto…
Mumbai has been chosen to be the 1st Indian city to test and run integrated ticketing platform. Officials from Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) and Central and Western Railway officials are devising strategies to make it work in the…
Indian Railways Wants Trains to Run at 600 km/hr & Apple Is Helping Them With it!
Here is how is Apple going to help Indian Railways to achieve train speeds of 600 km/hr?
Indian Rail’s Food Unhygienic, Infested With Rats; Not Fit For Human Consumption (CAG Report)
CAG Report, which will be tabled in the Parliament, has found that food delivered and served by Indian Railways is not fit for human consumption.
Indian Railways’ Pride, Rajdhani & Shatabdi Express, Will Get Facelift Under Project Swarn!
The first Rajdhani Express left New Delhi in 1969 and reached Howrah station in 17 hours and 20 minutes. Compared to other contemporary trains, this train took 40% less time and immediately acquired a celebrity status, all over the…
IRCTC Starts Offering McDonalds, KFC , Dominos & More For Shatabdi, Rajdhani Passengers; 3 Ways…
The legendary pantry cars of Indian trains are being gradually retired, effective 2015. Gone are the days when your hunger and food preferences used to be hijacked by the pantry car operator, and you had to compromise for your food,…
India’s 1st Private Railway Station, Habibganj, Will Have A 5-Star Hotel, Multi-specialty Hospital…
The details are finally out, and from the looks of it, India’s 1st private railway station is going to be a killer.
5-star hotel, multi-specialty hospital and a lot more would be included in this first ever railway station to be…
IRCTC Launches ‘Buy Tickets Now, Pay Later’ Feature in Partnership With ePayLater
Mumbai-based ePayLater, that allows users to check out from their cart immediately with an option to pay later, has partnered with IRCTC to allow users to buy their train tickets now and pay them a few days later.
The idea behind…
IRCTC Launches ‘Pay on Delivery’; Book Your Tickets Online & Get Them Delivered Home!
This was one of the most requested features by train travellers across India and IRCTC has obliged. They have now launched a service aptly called, ‘Pay on Delivery’, which means you can book your tickets online and get them delivered to…
Indian Railways Goes On Massive Digitalization Drive; Will Accrue Rs 60,000 Crore Savings!
In the year 2002, Indian Railways underwent a massive transformation when they introduced Internet-based ticketing system - Irctc.co.in, the website where online ticketing platform was built, is right now India’s biggest e-commerce…
Indian Railways Will Create Biggest Ad Platform Outside TV – 2 Lakh Digital Screens Will Churn…
It seems that monetization is Indian Railways’ biggest mission as of now, and they are leaving no stone unturned to pump up more revenues, from every possible inch of their procession.
As per reports coming in, Indian Railways is…
Indian Railways’ Massive Revenue Push: Concepts of Paytm, Savlon Express; Privately Run Bhopal…
Indian Railways has decided to push the accelerator, in order to increase non-fare revenues via innovative schemes and strategies. During 2016-17, Rs 10,181 crore was earned by Indian Railways via non-fare revenues, which they want to…