Get Train Tickets on Mobile [ The Indian Railway ]

The Indian Railway has introduced Mobile phone based ticket booking in which passenger need not print his/her ticket but carry the display ticket sent to his/her mobile phone through SMS.


You can book m-tickets having internet facility by downloading the mobile ticketing application on your mobile device from the railways' new web portal - www.indianrailways.gov.in. This facility of booking e-tickets through IR Web Portal will be available from 00.30 hours to 23.30 hours daily. The booking for a particular train shall be permitted up to the time of preparation of reservation charts. The service charges levied by the Railways will be Rs. 5/- per ticket for Sleeper Class (SL) and Second Sitting (2S) classes and Rs. 10/- per ticket for all other Reserved Classes. It is mandatory that at least one passenger booked on the e-ticket/m-ticket carry at least one of the following eight proofs of identity (in original ) :

Ø Voter Photo Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India.
Ø Passport.
Ø PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.
Ø Driving License issued by RTO.
Ø Photo Identity card issued by Central/State Government.
Ø Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized school/college for their students.
Ø Nationalized Bank Passbook with photograph.
Ø Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph

Next time , have a M-journey!