India’s Rail passengers can now book their tickets through SMS, Railway Ministry launched the SMS-based ticketing system. The SMS system is likely to come handy and easy to use for people who do not have access to Internet or smartphones as tickets can be booked from non-Internet-enabled phones too.

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IRCTC-Logo-635Presently Railway’s SMS based ticket booking system launched with two dedicated numbers — 139 and 5676714 as a pilot project by Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), will also help railways overcome the menace of touts who fleece unsuspecting passengers.

The key features of SMS Based Rail ticket booking on mobile phone:

· Ticket can be booked within minutes;

· basic mobile phones are sufficient; no internet connection is required;

· The user will get ticket details on SMS instantly.

· SMS along with valid ID in original can be used for travel, no printout is required.

HOW TO USE IRCTC SMS BASED TICKET BOOKING:

Book your ticket through USSD (as of now for Airtel users) :

USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) based booking for Airtel subscribers*

Registration

• Register for Airtel money by dialing *400#.

• Load cash on this or recharge from any Airtel money outlet.

Booking Flow

• Dial *400# and select book tickets option.

• Select Reservation.

• Enter your IRCTC User ID.

• Enter the details of ticket (station, train no. date of journey, class etc.).

• Enter mPIN for authorizing payment.

• Booking confirmation SMS is sent by IRCTC and same can be used during journey along with valid ID proof.

• Fare & IRCTC service charges are debited from your Airtel money account.

• Charges: No PG Charges.

• Agent / IRCTC Service Charges: As applicable

Helpline No.: 121

Helpline Email : 121@airtelmoney.in

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