Best Apps For Indian Railway

Over 22 million people use the Indian railway system daily. We help them to find the most useful apps that might make their journey better by having a long-term collaboration with App inventor. here are some of the app that we select to recommend for you

Best Apps For Indian Railway

Indian Railway Train Alarm
This app is a blend of some amazing features that offer the list of trains, lets you check your PNR status, allows you to book/cancel tickets, check train schedules, and do much more. Most importantly, it alerts you about the train timings, which is helpful in times that your train is running slow or will be reaching earlier, than scheduled. It also tracks the PNR number and on confirmation notifies the user. Users can even download train schedules for their reference. This app can be called as the ‘one station for all your rail ticketing needs.

IRCTC Mobile
IRCTC jumps on to your mobile screens with this application. Though, this isn’t an official IRCTC app, it is convenient and efficient to use, nevertheless. The app is a simple and straightforward way to negate all the hassles and book your seat/berth as you plan your next rail journey. Optimized for better data caching and smooth scrolling, the app takes you to the official IRCTC mobile site. The mobile app allows booking, cancelling and even checking of the PNR status.

Unofficial yet efficient
Unofficial, yet efficient

ngpay
This app, has its wings fluttering over several ticketing and banking domains, and comes across as our next choice to book rail tickets. Needless to say, you need to click on the IRCTC section for rail tickets among the various options. This mobile app enables users to make payments via credit/debit cards and once you book the ticket, the e-ticket is sent to your inbox.

Indian Rail PNR status enquiry
This a simple and straightforward app – often seen preloaded in some Android apps. You key in the PNR number and the app conveniently shows the status of your reservation. This app is essential, especially for those who find themselves getting caught in the waiting list dilemma. With this app you don’t need to worry about whether your seat/berth is confirmed upon reaching the railway station and it negates the need to stay connected to the PC to do the same. It can be conveniently used even by a novice or an elderly person.

Indian Rail Info
This app has been designed to shoo off those bouts of information-hunger. You can get all transit-related information about Indian railways using this app. Be it train search, seat availability, or seat upgrade status, this app brings all information under one hood. Besides, it caters to some basic, yet much essential queries like the travel fare and also assists in finding the new train numbers.

Rail info put together
Rail info put together

IRCTC also has its own mobile services in collaboration with major leading telecom operators. Moreover, MakeMyTrip has also included the Rail section in its online ticketing options, but we didn’t see the option on the mobile app. However, we think this app will surely be a good choice once made available for mobile phones.

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IRCTC Train Ticket Reservation
Various categories for IRCTC train ticket booking are also made available online for users. Journey date on a general booking can be preponed or postponed for Confirmed/RAC/Waitlisted train tickets. This change can be done for the same class train ticket or for a higher class train ticket with extra charges and also the change of journey date can be done just once. For people who intend to book their IRCTC train tickets in short notice of time can opt for the Railways Tatkal (Emergency) Scheme. Here the passenger can book their train tickets only 24 hours before the departure of the train they wish to travel in. This Tatkal train ticket reservation facility is available for all trains including any special trains. The train tickets under Tatkal reservation scheme are issued on first-come first-serve basis. The IRCTC Tatkal ticket booking window for AC coaches starts at 10 am 24 hours before the journey date, and for sleeper coach ticket bookings at 11 am. To facilitate comfortable train ticket booking for women passengers IRCTC introduced “Ladies Quota” where concessions on train ticket price are provided to women who either travel alone or a child below the age of 3 years. Apart from these schemes IRCTC has discounted tickets for students, differently abled and senior citizens.

IRCTC Booking Types:
IRCTC UTS (Unreserved ticketing system)
IRCTC UTS is a very handy mobile application, through which you can reserve paperless tickets. With the app on your smartphone, you need not visit the ticket booking counter. One can also get a hard copy of the ticket booked through the UTS app through ATVMs (automatic ticket vending machines). The app also runs in an offline mode, through which you can book a ticket, even if you do not have an internet connection. People buying tickets through the app can pay through the R-wallet (Railway wallet).

IRCTC Full Tariff Rate (FTR)
At times, people need to book an entire coach or train for occasions like tours and parties. The FTR (Full Tariff Rate) feature of IRCTC enables one to make such bookings. To avail discounts on FTR bookings and enjoy a hassle-free process, you can use our platform for reserving the tickets. You can register in advance (maximum of 6 months, minimum 30 days). A security deposit of INR 50, 000 has to be paid for each coach. If you are booking a special train, you need to book at least 18 coaches. To enjoy a hassle-free booking process at an affordable price, make sure to reserve the ticket with us.

IRCTC General booking
You can find the IRCTC General Booking option on our website. The key feature of this type of booking is that one can postpone or prepone the date of journey. You can get Waitlisted/RAC/Confirmed tickets postponed or preponed with an extra charge on a higher class, or the same class. For waitlisted and RAC tickets, this feature is available once per user for a specific booking. We bring you all the necessary features and assistance in adjusting the dates of your ride.

IRCTC Tatkal booking
Tatkal refers to emergency tickets. This is necessary when you reserve a train at short notice. At times, you have only a day or two before the commencement of the journey. In such situations, Tatkal tickets come handy. Although these tickets cost higher than the ordinary ones, we offer you Tatkal tickets at reasonable costs. Tatkal tickets are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. With us, you have a greater chance to get these tickets. You need to book such tickets 24 hours before the departure of the respective train. You must note, that you cannot get a refund for Tatkal tickets and these are available only for First Class A/C coaches.

IRCTC Ladies quota
The Ladies Quota feature of IRCTC was introduced by IRCTC in 2011. Women who travel alone, or with kids aged below 3 get a concession on such bookings. You can book tickets in the Ladies Quota on our portal. In case you are traveling in the sleeper class, you can opt for a Ladies Quota ticket. In a train, the Ladies Quota has only six booked berths.

How to book IRCTC Ticket on ConfirmTkt
Steps to book IRCTC train tickets online on Confirmtkt.com
Select source and destination stations.
Select date of journey
Select train from the list of trains from the source and destination
Select class (sleeper, 3rd AC etc.)
Select Boarding point
Enter passenger details and berth preferences
Enter contact details mobile and email (You will receive your train tickets on this mobile and email)
Select other preferences (book only if confirm berth, book only if lower berth etc.)
Enter GST details if applicable
Pay through any payment mode.
After successful payment enter IRCTC credentials
After entering correct IRCTC credentials your ticket would be booked and you will receive it on your email and mobile that you have given while booking your train ticket

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