5 Easy Steps to Book Train Ticket For SMS

New Delhi: Indian Railways on Friday launched SMS-based ticketing system to tackle the rush at the booking counters.

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched the ticket booking which can be done through non-internet based mobile.

Government is hoping that this new system will help overcome the menace of touts who fleece unsuspecting people.

But have you tried to book the ticket by SMS? Here’s five easy ways that will help you book a ticket by using your ordinary mobile phone.

First: Register your mobile number with your bank. The bank will provide a mobile money Identifier (MMId) and one-time password (OTP) for authorization of payment.

Second: After getting the MMid and OTP, now you can book your ticket. For booking, type an SMS with all your travel details like train number, date of journey, boarding station and destination and Class of travel, besides name, age and gender of the passenger. The SMS should be sent to 139 or 5676714.

Third: On receiving the SMS, the IRCTC will send a transaction ID. The passenger has to reply to the SMS with PAY followed by the transaction ID and the bank password (OTP).

Fourth: This confirms booking and the ticket amount will be deducted from your bank account.

Fifth: On successful booking of ticket, a message will be sent to the user by IRCTC which will be sufficient as the valid travel document along with photo ID card in original.

Please check the IRCTC link for further queries like seat availability, Schedule, time table, PNR status

NOTE:

First: The SMS scheme will not be available during 8 am-12 pm for booking ARP/tatkal/general tickets.

Second: There will be no need for internet at any stage - booking, payment, cancellation etc.

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How to book railway tickets using mobile phone

How to book railway tickets using mobile phone

Now Book your train tickets using Mobile Phone, anywhere and anytime WITHOUT using Internet connection. Train passengers will be able to use their mobile phones to book tickets through a simple text-messaging-based-SMS facility or a menu-based dialing service –USSD service. Currently, only registered IRCTC users can use these services. The scheme is user-friendly, secure and also Eco-friendly, as no print out is required.

The salient features of this new scheme to be operationalised on 1st July, 2013 are :

    There will be a dedicated number on which SMS can be sent
    No need of internet at any stage viz, booking, payment, cancellation etc.
    One has to register the mobile number with IRCTC as well as one's bank. The Bank provides MMID (Mobile Money Identifier) and OTP (one time password) for authorization of payment.
    The passenger has 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 transaction ID and then make payment through sending another SMS by typing PAY followed by the transaction ID, MMID as received from the bank and password.
    On successful booking of ticket, 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 the 8am -12pm for booking ARP/Tatkal/General tickets.


Visit the IRCTC official website for More Details :

Book your train tickets from mobile
https://www.irctc.co.in/beta_htmls/SMS_USSD.html

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