IRCTC Retiring Room Online Booking Indian Railway 2014

IRCTC Retiring Room Online Booking Indian Railway 2014

CONTINUING with its efforts to extend more facilities 10 passengers. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched an online booking facility for retiring rooms at railway stations.

"Any passenger with the PNR of aconfirmed or RAC ticket may make an online booking of a retiring room. The ticket may either be a counter ticket or e-ticket. The booking can be made for all the passengers on the ticket." said a senior IRCTC official. Currently, the system is being launched only for the retiring rooms at Mumbai's CST station.

The facility will gradually be extended to major Stations, like Delhi and Kolkata. and important tourist destinations. The online booking facility has been launched for both the IRCTC's tourism website (www.railtourisinindia.Com) and e-ticketing website

(www.irctc.Co.In). No registration or login-ID is required to avail of the facility. People will be able to do online bookings throughout the day. except for one hour from 11.30 P.M. To 12.30 A.M.

"One can book a retiring room both at the originating and the destination station and the payment can be made through credit/debit card or net-banking. The system will generate an electronic reservation slip as a confirmation of booking." the official said.

Retiring rooms of single/double-bedded accommodation or even a bed in a dormitory may be b<x>ked through the online facility.

The bookings are available for a minimum period of 12 hours and a maximum of 48 hours.

Central Railway (CR) Mumbai Provide Free Wi-Fi

Central Railway (CR)
Mumbai Provide Free Wi-Fi

The Central Railway (CR) is in talks with telecom companies to provide free Wi-Fi to commuters at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) station through which they can access the new train enquiry system that would enable them to view the status of their local train.

A CR official, on condition of anonymity said, "When a commuter enters CST and the Wi-Fi on their phone is on, they will receive a pop-up on their screen through which they can access the Internet for free via their phones."

"We are developing a system by which the commuter would get a pop-up to the link on our train enquiry website and give them access to information on the running of trains from CST for the next two hours," added the official.

The new software was developed in early October this year by CR, along with Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) that develops information technology applications for Indian Railways.

The software was then made mobile-friendly for easy access. Currently, passengers can view train timings on http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes/.

Earlier, there was a glitch in this facility as commuters could not access the time according to station names, but instead had to key in the number of their train.

This seemed an uphill task as commuters rarely knew the train number even if they took the train at the same time everyday.

"We have solved that problem by providing the option of station names and no matter which station you are on, the timing will be available to you," added the official.

• Central Railway in talks with telecom companies for service

Tatkal Quota in Vidarba Express, Sevagram Express, Duranto Express, Pune Express

Tatkal Quota in Vidarba Express, Sevagram Express, Duranto Express, Pune Express

ACCORDING to Central Railway officials, 12106/12105 Gondia-Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express have 138 berths in Talkal quota followed by 61 berths for 3AC. 22 in 2AC. For 12140/12139 Nagpur-Mumbai-Nagpur Sewagram Express 195 berths are available in second sleeper followed by 48 berths in 3AC. 22 benhs in 2AC.

In 12290/12289 Nagpur-CSTM-Nagpur Duranto Express. 208 berths are available in second sleeper class. 72 benhs are available in 3AC. 35 berths in 2AC. In 12136/12135 Nagpur-Pune-Nagpur express 238 benhs are kept. 48 for 3AC. 10 2 AC.

Railway Employees Bonus Amount For diwali 2013

Railway Employees Bonus Amount For diwali 2013

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