to get tickets in Indian Railways
December 14th, 2009
According to the Indian Railways annual reports, more than 18 million people per day travel on trains in India. The figure can be overwhelming, but even more amazing that you can reserve a seat on this great line of railway network. Here is a step by step guide on how to book your tickets online Indian Railways.
1. Go to http://www.irctc.co.in/
2. Create a user name and password by clicking “register” at the bottom left corner of the logon. You will need to complete an online registration form, including your personal information and a security issue. You are then prompted to verify your account through the email address of your condition.
3. Once you have verified your account, login with your username and password. Make sure the bubble on the right of the sign information you click to “train ticket.”
4. Then you have to go to “My Trip Plan section. You need to know what city wants to get away from the city and what you want to arrive before trying to find the trains. Here is a great tool to help trace your route.
Interactive Tourist Map of Indian Railways
5. Once you know what city wants to get away, start typing in the name of the city in the “From” section. The stations of the city must appear in a dropdown menu. Note that if you are inactive on the IRCTC site for ten minutes, the site will automatically log you out. This can get really annoying!
6. Select the station you want to depart, and then choose the station you want to go. Fill in the date information and choose a class for travel. On shorter trips, AC Chair Car is often the best option, while the second session is the cheapest option. Note that the second session tickets not reserved a seat.
7. Finally, click the e-ticket if you want to get your ticket via email. I-tickets are delivered to an address within India. Once you have completed all information, click on “Find trains.”
8. A list of trains wins. In general, the smaller the number, more beautiful and faster the train. It may also be more expensive. In order to check rates and availability of each train, click the “Get Rates” and “Check availability” button. Be sure to compare the amount of time of each train takes to reach your desired destination. A pleasant train Shatabdi can take a quarter of the time that a different type of train takes. The fact that a train leaves before, do not mean it will arrive soon! If you can not find the trains to the desired path, try changing the class. Not all routes offer all classes of travel.
9. Once you know what train you want and know that there are places available, click on “Ticket Book.
10. Complete the passenger information for you and clear the Auto and updating. You will have to carry your passport with you for the ticket man to check his ticket on the train.
11. Click on “GO” at the bottom, when all information is filled sure to check the dates and times and places at the top before you click “GO”.
12. You will receive an awful lot of payment options. To pay by debit or credit card, stay at the top and click “Citi”. This works for most international cards. Most of the other options for passengers are Indians who do their banking in India.
13. It`ll takes you to the CITI site. Bring all credit card information and hope the server stays up. First you need to get cleared, then click again to put the payment through. Only if both happen to be booked his ticket.
14) Check your confirmation e-mail or check the “My Reservations” resource. Be sure to print your e-ticket before you travel!
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