Easy way to reserve your train tickets online

The Indian Railways have opened up the online reservation system for ticket booking and passengers can easily book their train tickets online. Earlier, you had to visit the railway station and stand in the queue and fill up the application form to book tickets. But now, with the help of the Internet, you can easily book these tickets at the comfort of your home. Even the payment for these tickets can be made online by using your credit card, debit card, and online banking facility.

 

The first thing is to visit the IRCTC portal and create your profile. They will ask for your email id, and a confirmation mail will be sent to the mail id you have provided. Once you finish the formalities, you will be able to log in using your User ID and password. Then, you can visit the ticket booking section and click on the link. The new window will have many options, and you need to provide your starting point of the journey and your destination. Along with that, you should also mention the date of travel and the class you prefer to book. It will show you the complete list of all the trains that operate in that direction. Choose the train of your choice and check for the availability of tickets. It will show you if there is enough vacancy or you will be getting a ticket in the waiting list. If the train is having enough seats, you can have the option of choosing the berths you want and book for the tickets. You will have to provide the details of all the passengers travelling on the train along with you and also mention the name, age, and gender of the person. Finally, you will be taken to the payment system, and you can choose any method of payment that suits you and finishes your booking. This is the simple procedure of Indian railways reservation online using the IRCTC portal.

 

Other than this, there are many other portals that provide information about the ticket booking for trains. You can also visit those sites and check for all the details. But when it comes to booking, even they will redirect you to the IRCTC portal, and you have to book tickets from this official portal. This is the most secure way of booking tickets for your train journey. You can even cancel your tickets in case of an emergency using the same portal. In the event of cancellation, they will deduct some charges and refund the amount to your account. Other than that, you can also use the portal to book tatkal tickets which will be opened only two days prior to the journey. Once your ticket is booked, you can use the PNR number mentioned in the ticket to know about the final PNR status and plan your journey. This portal also provides information about the live running status of your train, and you can use this facility to see if your train is running late or running as per schedule.