{"id":1297143,"date":"2025-07-02T09:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1297143"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:29:44","slug":"new-app-by-railways-offer-3-discount-on-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/new-app-by-railways-offer-3-discount-on-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"New App by Railways Offer 3% Discount On Tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On July 1, 2025, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched <em>RailOne<\/em>, a comprehensive mobile app designed to streamline and modernise passenger services under a single digital umbrella. Developed by the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), this app integrates multiple railway-related services previously scattered across different platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-9.58.32\u202fAM-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1297156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-9.58.32\u202fAM-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-9.58.32\u202fAM-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-9.58.32\u202fAM-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-9.58.32\u202fAM-1536x817.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-9.58.32\u202fAM-2048x1089.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RailOne App: All-in-One Passenger Solution<\/strong><br>Available on Android and iOS, <em>RailOne<\/em> offers a seamless user experience through single sign-on via mPIN or biometrics. It also supports existing RailConnect and UTS (Unreserved Ticketing System) credentials, eliminating the need to juggle multiple apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what RailOne offers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Live train tracking<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>e-Catering and porter booking<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Last-mile taxi services<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grievance redressal<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>R-Wallet (Railway e-wallet) integration<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3% discount on unreserved and platform tickets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While IRCTC will continue to handle reserved ticket bookings, RailOne has been officially authorised by IRCTC, placing it alongside other partnered commercial apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRS Upgrade and Digital Push<\/strong><br>Minister Vaishnaw also praised CRIS for its ongoing work to upgrade the <em>Passenger Reservation System (PRS)<\/em>. The new PRS aims to be agile, multilingual, and scalable, with the capacity to process <strong>1.5 lakh bookings and 40 lakh enquiries per minute<\/strong>. It will also include advanced features like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fare calendar and seat preferences<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customised booking for divyangjan (differently abled), students, and patients<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Mandates and Fare Revisions from July 1<\/strong><br>Several new protocols have been implemented alongside the RailOne launch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aadhaar-verified IRCTC IDs<\/strong> are now mandatory for Tatkal and emergency bookings to curb misuse by agents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>First reservation chart<\/strong> will now be issued 8 hours (instead of 4 hours) before train departure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fare hike:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non-AC Mail\/Express: \u20b90.01\/km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AC class: \u20b90.02\/km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No change for suburban, second-class (under 500 km), or season tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jagranjosh.com\/general-knowledge\/railone-indian-railway-super-app-how-to-download-key-features-and-benefits-1820000381-1\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 1, 2025, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched RailOne, a comprehensive mobile app designed to streamline and modernise passenger services under a single digital umbrella. 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