27 February 2015

UTS on Mobile

 The facility for booking unreserved suburban tickets o­n mobile phones was introduced o­n Southern Railway o­n 15.01.2015 with 5 stations o­n the sub-urban network selected from where journeys can commence.





            With effect from 28.02.2015, 13 more suburban stations will be enabled for this application.  This means that passengers can now book suburban tickets through this application for journeys commencing from any of the 18 stations detailed below.





            1. Chennai Beach   2. Chennai Fort   3. Chennai Park   4. Chennai Egmore        5. Nungambakkam   6. Mambalam   7. Saidapet   8. Guindy   9. St. Thomas Mount     10. Palavanthangal   11.Chrompet   12. Tambaram   13. Velachery   14. Tiruvanmiyur   15. Tirumayilai   16. Chennai Central   17. Perambur   18. Ambattur





            Passengers may be aware that the charging of Railway Wallet can be done o­n-line through the IRCTC payment gateway as well as across the counter.  After booking a ticket o­n their mobile phones, the passenger must go to an ATVM at the journey originating station and get a printout of the ticket.  Passengers cannot travel without this printed ticket o­n the trains.



For more details, please log o­n to website www.indianrail.gov.in and www.utsonmobileindrail.gov.in