Union Budget 2014-15: Railway reservation system to be revamped
08/07/2014 14:23
Union Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda, while presenting his first Rail Budget in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday said that railway reservation system will be revamped into Next Generation e-Ticketing System. “Ticket booking through mobile phones and through Post Offices will be popularized,” he said while presenting the Railway Budget 2014-15 in Parliament today. He further said that the Indian Railways will improve the system capabilities in e-ticketing to support 7200 tickets per minute as against 2000 tickets per minute and allow 1,20,000 simultaneous users at any point in time. The Minister said, facility of Coin Operated Automatic Ticket Vending Machines, will be experimented. Further efforts will also be made to provide facility of buying Platform Tickets and unreserved tickets over internet. Besides, Parking-cum-Platform Combo Tickets will be launched to facilitate the passengers and to save their time. Presenting the Railway Budget 2014-15 in Parliament today he said, the Indian Railways is expanding the scope of online booking for people to book a Train, book a Coach, book a Berth and book a Seat in Chair Car.
08/07/2014 14:23
Union Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda, while presenting his first Rail Budget in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday said that railway reservation system will be revamped into Next Generation e-Ticketing System. “Ticket booking through mobile phones and through Post Offices will be popularized,” he said while presenting the Railway Budget 2014-15 in Parliament today. He further said that the Indian Railways will improve the system capabilities in e-ticketing to support 7200 tickets per minute as against 2000 tickets per minute and allow 1,20,000 simultaneous users at any point in time. The Minister said, facility of Coin Operated Automatic Ticket Vending Machines, will be experimented. Further efforts will also be made to provide facility of buying Platform Tickets and unreserved tickets over internet. Besides, Parking-cum-Platform Combo Tickets will be launched to facilitate the passengers and to save their time. Presenting the Railway Budget 2014-15 in Parliament today he said, the Indian Railways is expanding the scope of online booking for people to book a Train, book a Coach, book a Berth and book a Seat in Chair Car.
