Rail Budget: E-Booking of tickets on concessional passes for journalists to be introduced
This would enable deployment of multiple ‘Points of Sale’ with minimal infrastructure requirement.
He also said that Indian Railways intends initiating sale of platform tickets through ticket vending machines which would be made compatible with not only cash but also credit/debit cards.
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu also announced to open the e-ticketing facility to foreign debit/credit cards for foreign tourists and NRIs in the next 3 months.
He also announced that e-booking of tickets on the concessional passes for journalists to be introduced.
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu proposed a new process for Cancellation of PRS tickets through the 139 helpline post verification using ‘One Time Password’ sent on registered phone number.
Bar coded tickets, scanners and access control to be introduced on a pilot basis on major stations to tackle the menace of ticketless travel and ensure hassle free travel for passengers.
CCTV coverage at tatkaal counters is being planned to improve services during morning Tatkaal hours. A system of third party periodic audits and certification of security features of the PRS website is being planned.
The ‘Vikalp’ (Alternative Train Accommodation System) scheme introduced in October 2015 will be expanded to provide choice of accommodation in specific trains to wait-listed passengers.
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