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Website. www.irctc.co.in. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is an Indian public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the state-owned Indian Railways. It was established in 1999 by the Government of India and operated under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways.
Next Generation e-Ticketing (NGeT): The Internet-based E-ticketing reservation system, developed for IRCTC, that connects at the back-end to PRS. [7] Computerization of Indian Railways' Unreserved Ticketing System: Unreserved ticketing is a major component of IR's ticket volume, and an important source of revenue.
On 7 August 2019, IRCTC launched a payment wallet named iMudra. [65] [66] On 11 August 2021, IRCTC introduced a smart card system through which unreserved train tickets which can be bought either at railway stations or online. [67] Digital India driven digitalisation of railway to improvement efficiency and reduce cost.
Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. As of 2023, it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a track length of 132,310 km (82,210 mi), running track length of 106,493 km (66,172 mi) and route length of ...
Second generation Vande Bharat's Chair Car (CC) seating Second generation Vande Bharat's Executive Chair Car (EC) seating. The second generation trains were built in 2022 and they could accelerate to a speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) [62] in a record time of 52 seconds, compared to the 54 seconds taken by the older version. The train could reach a ...
Vande Bharat Express is a medium-distance superfast express service operated by Indian Railways. It is a reserved, air-conditioned chair car service connecting cities that are less than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take less than ten hours to travel with existing services. The train was a part of the ' Make in India ' initiative by the government ...
Tatkal tickets can be booked over the counter in a railway station and on the internet at IRCTC. Ticket booking opens at 10:00 AM on the day before the day of the train at origin station. The day of the journey is defined as the day of chart preparation. For APP based booking TATKAL window opens 1 day in advance excluding the day of journey.
The Vande Bharat sleeper trainset, formerly known as Train-20 is a semi-high-speed, long-distance electric multiple unit (EMU) train, designed to replace the Rajdhani Express. It is being developed based on the existing short-distance Vande Bharat train, differing in exterior body, sleeping berths, and onboard amenities due to its long-distance ...