Train Reservation – Important Enough to Travel Comfortably in Trains
Indian Railways has been instrumental in the development of the country by providing better infrastructures for traveling. Since its origin in 1853, it has come a long way serving the country and people with trains to every remotest part of the country. Traveling in trains gives exciting memories that you can experience the country with its vast landscapes, mountains, rivers and oceans and plains, as well as the cities, towns and villages.
People travel by trains on everyday basis to go to work in another city, or on weekly or monthly basis to their hometown or leisure destination for holidays or vacation. They have book tickets in advance for traveling comfortably. The train reservation can be done using any of the methods though the online booking is the most popular and sought-after method. This can be done either directly on a personal computer with the internet connection or a mobile phone.
Indian Railways also offers reservation through other methods such as over the telephone, through a call center, at the ticket counters and so on.
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Indian Train Reservation Online and Procedure
The technological development has influenced people in a big way that they look for convenience in anything they do and not to mention the travel industry, it has influenced a lot there too. The introduction of IRCTC is in line with helping the railway with the ticketing services. The website irctc.co.in enables one to do the online Train Reservation easily with just three steps.
For the purpose, you have to register you name on the website by filling in the form with personal details, telephone number and address. The webpage generates a user ID and password, which can be used to log into the account. Once you are logged in, you can search for the trains to your desired route by filling in the starting and destination stations, date of journey, and e-ticket or i-ticket and click on the ‘Find’ trains tab.
This webpage takes you to the list of trains from where you can choose your desired train and go ahead with the booking. While booking you can also check the train reservation availability of the various classes and then fill in the personal details like the name, age, gender, choice of set or berth, and mobile number. It confirms the information and requires you to make the payment online and once done, you receive a copy of the ticket in your mail.
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Other Methods of Train Reservation
The other ways of booking tickets is through the travel agent on his/her website. The procedure is again same as above. The IVRS mode also helps you book tickets by following the instructions given through telephone. The call centers across the country also help with the booking by collecting the details over phone.
Check the Train Reservation Status
Indian Railways helps one to conduct the train reservation enquiry online or offline. However, the online method is the most convenient one. All one has to do is to fill in the PNR number on the field provided and check for the train reservation status. This will let you know the latest position of the ticket.