Indian Trains - Online Ticket Booking
For the first time ever, I booked my train tickets online using IRCTC’s site. Must say, this facility looks to be pretty good. Now, we don’t have to go through travel agents or stand in long ques outside railway reservation counters. Just log on, enter the details, and you are done! Wow! 
I will be going to Amritsar on Wedenesday morning, and will be back by late in the night. But, for that I need to have tickets in my hand. Let’s see how fast do the railway guys deliver tickets. I hope they are delivered before the date of journey 
Have anybody of you booked tickets online ever? If yes, let me know how was the experience and the service.
Edit - 1.05pm @ 11th July
Withing 20 hours of booking tickets online, they have been delivered at my place. Awesome!! Never thought the service will be so efficient. Hats off to Indian Railways!
Comments (15 comments)
you’ll get the tickets in time. efficient service. you must be having your PNR / seat no. in worst case. soon they starting with online ticket printing like deccan airlines.
we waiting for you on PG. 23th july is Delhi PG meet. log on quickly pls
relaxingh / July 11th, 2005, 12:18 pm / #
[Relaxing] 23rd…
I will be leaving Delhi on 20th. Usse pehle meet nahin ho sakti kya?
Manpreet / July 11th, 2005, 1:04 pm / #
[Relaxingh] Just replied on the Delhi meet thread on PG
Manpreet / July 11th, 2005, 1:36 pm / #
hats off to laalu
wish you a great journey:grin:
amritsar ke naan lana nahi bhulna
relaxingh / July 11th, 2005, 3:43 pm / #
New laylout looks simply fab. sahi choice hai!
good that u got tickets so quick. Indian railways is rocking these days.
Tanya / July 11th, 2005, 5:58 pm / #
neeraj uses the online only and has been for quite some time..in fact i just bought his mumbai to hindaun city tickets for him just yesterday….not a new facility that they have but it is quite nice to be able to not have to stand in any queue. Hopefully soon they will also do the cancellation of tickets online as well.
Poonam / July 11th, 2005, 6:03 pm / #
[Relaxingh] Paaji, Amritsar da naan zaroor le aavanga tuhade layi
don’t fikar!! 
[Tanya] Yeah
[Poonam] Ya, i know its not a new facility… but i used it for the first time.. Generally, i used to just call up my travel agent.. and tickets were delivered at my doorstep. This time I just thought of ordering them online. And, the experience has been good!
Manpreet / July 11th, 2005, 6:10 pm / #
I’ve also used this online facility quite alot of time..
even y’day I book a ticket to my native in Kerala..
and u know u can even track ur courier in which the ticket comes… so, even if u don’t get it, u can go to that particular courier office and get it..
nice service and they’ve tied up with almost all major banks for online payment.. too good..
Prasad / July 11th, 2005, 7:52 pm / #
This service is very good and I used it twice once 2 yrs back and then this time for my trip to Vaishnov devi.. this is too good.. Hamara Desh aise hi tarakki karega dhere dhere.. and the best thing is within 24 hours tickets are delivered..
Manish / July 11th, 2005, 8:38 pm / #
Oye Praaji… twane india nu ki samjh ki rakha hai ji?? Oye yeh toh yek dinn hona hi tha.. aabadi itni badh rahi hai.. line mein rukne ki jagah kam ho gayi hai…
Nice blog.. you’re going in my blogroll dude : )
Urvish / July 12th, 2005, 3:00 am / #
never used this online facility…guess india tarakki ki raah pe aa hi gaya…good luck for your journey
red / July 12th, 2005, 9:22 am / #
[Prasad] Looks like I am the only one who hadn’t used this service till now.. Yeah tracking your courier and multiple payment options are good features. WTG Indian Railways!
[Manish] Yeah.. desh taraki to kar raha hai… good for all of us.. Here, I got the tkts within 20 hours!!
[Urvish] Thanks for adding me to your blogroll
Yes, I thought ki atleast govt organizations will take time to ride on the modernization path… but I was wrong!! 
[Red] Thanks
Try using it next time u gotta book rail tickets. It’s worth.
Manpreet / July 12th, 2005, 10:52 am / #
happy journey
see this
http://o3.indiatimes.com/spark/archive/2005/05/07/110516.aspx
cheers
relaxingh / July 14th, 2005, 1:45 pm / #
Well its been there since sometime now :). But the weirdest part is the lack of security awareness in Indian websites. For Pete’s sake its an ‘e-commerce’ website which is meant to be secure and last I checked in couple of months ago, it was not even encrypted :O . Which makes me wonder…Why is it that we Indians can’t do work professional quality work for our own country..Well Sorry for the rant but I was really pissed seeing it
Nice blog though.
-Rishi
Rishi / August 6th, 2005, 6:19 am / #
I want to go to mettur on thursday(27/11/2005).I want to see whether tere are tickets
Meenakshi / October 21st, 2005, 4:40 pm / #
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