23rd June, 2003
Ministry of Railways  


ONLINE RAILWAY ENQUIRIES


The Railways have commissioned successfully online facility of providing reservation enquiries through Internet on its website: www.indianrail.gov.in .

Enquiries relating to Passenger Numerical Record (PNR) status, which gives the current status of waitlisted ticket, availability of seats or berths between stations, fare and timetable can now be made through this site.

Meanwhile, the work of providing train reservation on Internet, commissioned on Independence Day 2002, is now available in 35 cities.

The reservation can be had on website : www.IRCTC.com.

Under the system, the ticket so reserved, is sent by courier to the buyer and delivered at his or her doorstep against cash payment.

The website for reservation is maintained and operated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways.

 
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