Indian Railway’s launches Mobile ticketing app for suburban commuters in Mumbai
Indian Railways launched a mobile ticketing application for unreserved tickets for commuters in Western Railway. It was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
This mobile ticketing service will cover 35 stations between the 123 km long Churchgate -Dhauroad and facilitate a hassle free travel for lakhs of daily passengers in Mumbai.
Key facts
- The app is based for both Android and Windows platforms and it can be downloaded from Google Play Store or Windows Store by the user.
- The app provides necessary on-screen alerts to guide the passenger during the booking process.
- Payment for booking the ticket can be done through railway wallet feature in the App.
- Passenger will get ticket confirmation screen after booking the ticket.
Apart from this service, Railway Minister also launched two other IT-based initiaves viz. SMS destination alert service for premier trains and Hindi e-ticketing portal.
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015