Irctc Website To Find All Information On Trains

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Whenever Indian Railways is mentioned, IRCTC is sure to be mentioned. It is a subsidiary of Indian Railways and deals with catering, online booking and tourism. After the launching of IRCTC, the complete railway system has undergone a change for the better. Presently it offers catering service in a few selected trains, besides which it is planning to open about 50 multi-cuisine food plazas at the major railway stations across the country. The food plazas will be air conditioned and offer round the clock services.

IRCTC is most popular for introducing online booking in the railway. This has made ticket booking a very easy and fast process. Other than ticket booking the website also offers other services like checking train availability, seat availability, prices of tickets, PNR status, and even cancellation of tickets. In case of cancellation, you will get the refund credited to your account within a few days. It is now encouraging carrying of tickets in the electronic mode in your mobile phone, laptop or iPad. This will help in saving paper, and indirectly, the trees. About 3 lakhs A4 size paper can be saved daily in ...
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IRCTC also conducts a number of tourism packages. The rail tourism packages include a confirmed rail ticket and hotel accommodation, as well as sightseeing, for which the transport is arranged by the rail tourism. The travel is available in sleeper class, 2 AC and 3 AC, the rates of which vary accordingly. The hotel accommodation too varies with the prices of package. If it is a luxury package, you will get accommodation in star hotels and for budget packages the accommodation is provided in ordinary hotels or guest houses. These tour packages depend on demand and availability, and have a limited number of seats. Once the seats are full, the package is no more sold.

Bharat Darshan is a very popular package arranged by IRCTC. This is a budget tourism package which includes confirmed rail tickets and accommodation in a guest house. It also includes sightseeing for which local transport is arranged by the tourism department. Here only sleeper classes are provided for traveling. Cancellation of such packages is possible online or by calling on toll-free numbers of railways. The refund will be credited to your account within 7 working days.

IRCTC has recently launched its own call center, wherein you can call from anywhere in the country by dialing 139, and the customer executives will get in touch with you and provide you with all information on trains.

Other than railways, IRCTC now offers flight booking, hotel booking and rent a car services. Working under the Railway Ministry, its main objective is to become customer friendly by introducing latest technology and superior services.

Book your Indian railways train tickets in a matter of minutes. Visit IRCTC website and get all the information you need for your travel. Fast and secure online booking. Train reservations simplified with IRCTC! Check train schedules, fares, seat availability between stations, PNR status and book tickets online with a few easy steps.