With the emergence of Internet and advancement of technology, it has become easy
to book reservation tickets online. Computer savvy people are able to get their
reservation done with the help of internet from home too. Indian online
reservation booking system has altered the definition of Railway reservation in
India.
With the help of IRCTC's online reservation site (www.irctc.co.in), individuals
can book his/her online reservation tickets with relieve. IRCTC involves in
handling online booking. The online booking system has been launched on 3rd
August 2002 in India with the collaboration of the Centre for Railway
Information Systems. Earlier, people used to stand in long queues in front of
the reservation counters, but now online ticket booking has made things easier
to a great extent.
Those people who do not have internet connections at home can use cyber café for
online reservation booking. After filling the form, your ticket amount will be
automatically deducted from your bank account. Even, one can use credit cards
for making online ticket booking payments.
Nowadays, people are making reservations online who do not have much time. There are two types of tickets namely I-tickets and E-tickets that are offered via online.
E-ticket is known as electronic ticket provided by Indian Railway. After
appearing your e-ticket in your desktop, you can use this ticket along with an
identity card.
I-tickets are known as
Indian Railways
tickets that should be booked some days prior to the actual date
of journey. I-tickets are sent through courier to the provided address in the
form but travelers have to pay a small fee including the courier charges. |