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Now Check PNR And Live Train Status Via WhatsApp

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Now Check PNR And Live Train Status Via WhatsApp

Good News! Now the passengers can check their train and live train status online via WhatsApp. Appreciation to Indian Railways, the passengers can check the train running status through WhatsApp, and make provisions beforehand. Indian Railways have come to terms with MakeMyTrip, a travel company headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, to let the users check online train status using WhatsApp. MakeMyTrip has a WhatsApp feature which provides passengers with information on live train status, PNR status, emerging railway station, departed railway station etc. Considering the popularity and massive user base of WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook is likely to cater its railway services to a large number of people across the country. Also, the feature reduces passenger’s dependence ...

Indian Space Centre ISRO Developed Technology to Alert Users at Unmanned Crossings

Satellite-based chip systems will now alert road users at unmanned level crossings about approaching trains and also help in tracking train movement on a real-time basis. On a pilot basis, the Mumbai and Guwahati Rajdhani trains will be equipped with this system. Road users will be warned by hooters once a train approaches an unmanned level crossing as railways are installing ISRO-developed integrated circuit (IC) chips on locomotives of trains. There will be hooters at 20 unmanned level crossings on Rajdhani routes for Guwahati and Mumbai, said a senior Railway Ministry official involved with the project. More trains will be equipped with such technology in a phase-wise manner, according to the plan. About 500 metres before the level crossings, the hooter will be activated ...

Soon, Aadhaar Will Be Mandatory For Booking Indian Train Tickets Online

The Railways will soon move towards Aadhaar-based online ticketing system to prevent touts from blocking a bulk of tickets, end fraudulent bookings and curb cases of impersonation. Aadhaar number has been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions in train tickets from April 1. A three-month trial run for this is going on. As per the new business plan 2017-18, unveiled by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today, besides the Aadhaar-based ticketing system, the Railways will move towards cashless ticketing system by installing 6,000 point-of-sale machines and 1,000 automatic ticket vending machines across the country. An integrated ticketing app will also be launched by May to promote cashless transaction. "Aadhaar number will be required for one-time registration at the I...