Rail Bookings On Rworld By Www.irctc.co.in

[niket 0]

Train reservation on Reliance mobile now.

Source: Rediff, April 20, 2004 12:03 IST

Last Updated: April 20, 2004 12:16 IST

Reliance Infocomm, the CDMA mobile phone operator, has joined hands with Indian Railways to offer for the first time train reservation facility on its Reliance IndiaMobile.

RIM subscribers across the country would be able to book train tickets through the R-World on their mobile phones once this service was launched within a few weeks, Mahesh Prasad, president (application solution group), told PTI in Kolkata.

He said Reliance Infocomm was working with the Indian Railway's wing, which offers train reservation via Internet, to make this service work on the RIM and the process was in advance stage of implementation.

"We will be using the existing Internet platform for train bookings but the user interface will be further simplified so that the subscribers can book a ticket in two to three screens operation," Prasad said.

The soft test of the new service has already been done and after a few more tests the system will be ready for launch, he said, adding the payment can be made through credit cards for which discussions with banks were on.

He said the R-World application, which has already become hugely popular with RIM subscribers, has several services and "we are working furiously to add more interesting services in the days to come."

To a query Prasad said R-World, which is currently available free to the RIM subscribers, is generally getting hits upward of 1 billion every month and expressed confidence that its popularity would not decrease once it becomes a paid service in a few months.

He said currently more than 120 applications are available on R-World which include current events and news, travel and city guide, video clippings and movie trailers.

[Chirag 5]

Finally i got some piece of information on tht PNR thing! Now i know y it doesn't work for me yet Sooner or later it will, n it will rock!

The way it is described below it seems to be perfect !!

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Service Description for PNR Alert Services by www.irctc.co.in

1. Disclaimer: The content service provided by IRCTC is obtained from the Indian Railways’ Passenger Reservation system. Although best possible efforts are made to maintain the services as committed, IRCTC offers no guarantee whatsoever about the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of service.

2. The Service will be initially provided by Airtel,Hutch and Reliance to their subscribers in New Delhi and NCR (consisting of Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad) only.

3. a> Airtel and Hutch subscribers has to register for this service by sending an SMS to 7245 with short code “PNR” followed by a space and the 10 digit PNR number.

eg : PNR 1234567898.

b> Customers of Reliance India Mobile can avail this service through R-World by using the R-World -> New Arrivals -> PNR Status functionality in their handsets

4. On receipt of this SMS request, the user would be registered for this service and a Registration confirmation message would be sent back via SMS.

5. PNRs of all reserved Railway tickets can be registered for this service irrespective of the mode of booking.

6. On successful registration for this service, periodic SMS alerts would be sent to the registered Mobile numbers, with the status of the PNR at that time.

7. The periodic alerts would be sent as per the following schedule :

a. On the 30th, 14th, 7th, 3rd, 2nd day and the day of journey (the days being counted with the day of journey as day 1) - the alert would be dispatched after 0700 hrs.

b. On the date of journey, the alerts would be sent as per the schedule below :

i. For trains with scheduled departure between 0001 hrs. to 1200 hrs. the scheduled PNR alerts would go after 2200 hrs. on the previous night (the day before the journey).

ii. For trains with scheduled departure between 1200 hrs. to midnight the alerts would be dispatched after 0700 hrs. on the same day.

8. In case a ticket status is confirmed between any of these scheduled alerts, then an SMS alert would be sent as per the schedule, and the next SMS alert would be sent on the date of journey only.

9. In case a ticket status is found as ‘Cancelled or Modified’ during any of these scheduled alerts, then an SMS alert would be sent as per the schedule, and no more alerts would be sent.

10. In case of change of PNR No. due to postponement / advancement of journey or any other reason, the user has to reregister with the fresh PNR No. if he/she wishes to receive alerts for the modified PNR No.

11. In case a ticket is partially modified, the alert would continue to be sent for the passengers remaining in the current PNR. For alerts about the passengers in the modified PNR, the user has to register again with the modified PNR.

12. Please register at least a day before the date of journey to avail of the services correctly. If your train is scheduled to leave before 10 AM, on the date of departure, you have to register for this service latest by 8 PM on the previous night.

13. In case of any queries, the users may call our 24 hrs customer support at 011-23345500 or 23344787 or by mail at care@irctc.co.in. For further information please visit www.irctc.co.in

[rajatng 0]

Why does'nt Reliance create Location Dependent Services (LBS). If this service is available in only 3-4 cities, then why show such a menu to the whole world? LBS is quite easy to create and RIM does have the necessary information in database for this. Just show the menu depending on the users current location.

Even I tried using this service and was surprised(??) at why I didnt work. At the time, I thought that this is also in beta stage as is everything in RIM. Thought that maybe it will start working when I check it again after a few days.

Thanks Chirag for this information or else I would have checked this every 2-3 days for the status of my train tickets.

[Tushar 0]

So does this mean that it will never start in Mumbai o so sad . Maybe they would roll it out once successful in Delhi I wish they do.

[AmanJ 1]

Reliance Infocomm Brings Railway Booking Windows to your Mobile Handsets

Reliance Infocomm Launches Railway Ticket Booking as Part of R World in New Delhi, in Association with Indian Railways

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, September 09, 2004 -- (Business Wire India)

-- Easy menu driven navigation on R World makes ticket booking most convenient...from anywhere, anytime. No need to remember train names and reservation codes.

-- No need to plan your visit to the reservation counter or wait in queues.

-- Use any credit card - Master, Visa, Diners or Amex to book your ticket and get it delivered at your door step

-- Facilities to be extended to other cities in keeping with the rollout plans of IRCTC

Reliance Infocomm, in association with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC), launched the much-awaited Railway Ticket Booking service through Reliance IndiaMobile (RIM) in New Delhi today. Honourable Railway Minister Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav inaugurated the service.

Mr. M.N. Chopra, Managing Director, IRCTC, who was present at the inauguration said, “With a view to extend access to a larger customer base, IRCTC sought to implement other means of providing access - those that would be more easily available to customers. With the mobile revolution in India, large numbers of potential customers, who may not have ready access to Internet now have access to mobile phones. IRCTC, therefore, developed a system, whereby mobile service operators could access IRCTC's rail reservation services.”

Easy menu-driven navigation of the application on R World makes train ticket booking on RIM the most convenient option anywhere, anytime, bringing online reservations to millions of mobile phones, without the need to look for PCs or Internet connections. Customers can pick their travel destinations, class of travel, intermediary stops, without having to remember train numbers, station codes and reservation codes while booking their rail tickets on this R World application.

“We are proud to be associated with IRCTC in their maiden initiative which offers the most convenient way of booking the train tickets through mobile phones. This facility on R World provides access to millions of new users who have not registered with IRCTC, and allows them to make reservation through RIM. With a customer base of over 8 million users, Reliance Infocomm offers immense potential to this unique initiative from the IRCTC,” says Mahesh Prasad, President Applications & Solutions Group, Reliance Infocomm.

R World offers the convenience of PC-like interactivity and easy navigation on mobile handsets, where all train routes and their corresponding train numbers can be accessed. It not only displays both availability and fare in real time, but also offers availability of seats for all 5 days around the desired date of travel. RIM subscribers can use credit cards to book the ticket.

“This service is currently available to RIM customers using colour handsets in New Delhi & NCR. It will progressively be made available even on the black & white handsets and subsequently activated in all other cities in keeping with the rollout plans of IRCTC,” added Mr. Prasad.

Since the Java-enabled feature has download speeds of up to 144 kbps, R World applications are quick to download with no restrictions on text matter. The R World applications suite currently has over 100 applications ranging from interactive Guides such as TV programme guides and City Guides, Live News and TV news clips from channels like NDTV, CNBC, Aaj Tak and India TV to contests, Songs, Ring Tones, Cricket Information and women's world.

Reliance Infocomm Ltd., a Reliance group company, is India's largest mobile service provider with over 8 million customers. Reliance Infocomm has established a pan-India, high capacity, integrated (wireless and wireline) and convergent (voice, data and video) digital network, to offer services spanning the entire Infocomm value chain - infrastructure, services for enterprises and individuals, applications and consulting. The Reliance Group, founded by Shri Dhirubhai H. Ambani (1932-2002), is India's largest business house with total revenues of over Rs 99,000 crore (US$ 22.6 billion), cash profit of Rs 12,500 crore (US$ 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs 6,200 crore (US$ 1.4 billion) and exports of Rs 15,900 crore (US$ 3.6 billion).

Train Ticket Reservation through R World on Reliance IndiaMobile

3-Step Process to buy the ticket:

STEP 1: Train and Date Selection:

-- After logging on train reservation application, the user can choose the start and destination stations from drop down menu. In case the station is not featuring in the Main Station list, then the user can enter the first 3 alphabets of the station name to search for the station.

-- After choosing the route, user can invoke calendar to select date of journey. The application will check for valid dates of reservation after which the user can select the class, which he intends to travel.

-- On submission of this data the user is presented with the list of trains plying on that route. In the train selected by the user, the availability is displayed along with the fare details. Availability for the next 5 days for the specified train is also displayed for the user convenience.

STEP 2: Providing Passenger(s) Details

-- User needs to enter the details of the passenger including address for delivery of the ticket. To ease the entry of names of passengers and other details, user can create the details of his family members in MYPROFILE which is saved for future use. On selecting the required name from MY PROFILE, the details such as seat preference, meal preference, age, sex, which are already fed in MYPROFILE, is automatically submitted along with booking details. System automatically checks for locations serviced by IRCTC.

STEP 3: Online Payment for the Ticket:

-- Before the user proceeds to pay and book the tickets, he/she is presented with confirmation screen displaying the details such as the train number, date & class of journey, passenger details, delivery address and the total fare with Service charges.

-- User has to enter the details of his/her credit card to proceed for payment of the tickets booked. Once IRCTC debits the card and books the ticket, the details of the ticket is displayed to the user.

http://www.businesswireindia.com/PressRelease.asp?b2mid=5751

[polu 0]

hey tats great. hope other m commerce service starts soon

[Chirag 5]

Now, rail tickets on mobiles

September 09, 2004 17:33 IST

Rediff.com

Rail tickets can now be booked on mobile phone, with the Railways on Thursday launching a new cellphone-based ticketing service.

Inaugurated by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, the new facility will be available on Hutch and Reliance cellphone services under the aegis of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation.

To be provided in the National Capital Region on a pilot basis for trains running from and to Delhi, the service will be expanded to 120 cities in the country. Payment will be through credit card.

While on Hutch, the facility is voice-based and is provided through their '123' value-added service, a Java-based booking service is being offered by Reliance through their 'R' world service.

"Ticketing was being done through the Internet. But limited number of people have access to Internet. On the other hand, mobile phones are very common and almost everybody has it," Lalu said, while unveiling the new facility.

The minister also described the launch of the new service as a "farewell" for around 9000 rail travel agents.

"We will now be saved from the menace of touts," he said.

Yadav also announced that the government was considering introduction of a credit-card based sale of rail tickets at the reservation counters.

Earlier, announcing the new facility, IRCTC managing director M N Chopra said the Railways had asked all cellphone companies to be part of the new service.

"To begin with, Hutch and Reliance are providing the service. Hopefully, other mobile companies will come forth and we also expect the facility to be made available on landline phones," Chopra said.

[Ashokjp 15]

Good to hear a GSM operators name with Reliance

[polu 0]

Hope it will soon start to function in all cities

[tan 0]

Hi Everybody,

Check out this article http://in.rediff.com/money/2004/dec/02rail.htm.

Have you tried out the railway ticket Booking application on RWorld?

Do you find it useful?

Do you think you will book your tickets from your mobile henceforth?

- Tan