IRCTC provides e-ticket on mobile

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering the service of booking e-ticket over mobile phone.

For this an initial registration and downloading of suitable software on the mobile handset with internet facility is required, after which it is quite easy for the mobile users to book a reserve ticket via their own mobile.

After booking, the passenger will receive a reservation message with full details of the ticket including PNR, Train No, date of journey, class etc.

This virtual message would be treated at par with the print-out of the e-ticket which at present is showed by the passengers and is known as Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS). With the virtual message, passengers would not be required to take a print-out of e-ticket to be carried with them.

The detail procedure of booking through mobile is also available on the IRCTC website- www.irctc.co.in.

The customer is charged ticket fare, IRCTC service charge and agent service charge (Rs 10 and Rs 20 as per class of tickets) and applicable payment gateway charges.

All the rules applicable to e-tickets are also applicable to the reserved tickets booked through mobile phones except that in this case, the passenger can also show the virtual message received on mobile instead of carrying ERS.