Visit www.irctc.co.in for Your Travel in and around the Country
India has been a centre of tourist attraction since the time immemorial. Some tourists visit the country to study the history of India while others come just to relax, to enjoy the Indian summer and spicy food and visit places of tourist interest. Tourism is fast turning out to be a source of revenue for the government. IRCTC, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, is an undertaking of the Indian Railways which was introduced to deal with catering, online booking and tourism. The www.irctc.co.in is the official website of IRCTC and you can find all details and services regarding trains on this site.
Catering is an important part of the railways. Earlier, before pantry cars were introduced, people had to stay long hours without food and water and wait until the next station to fill their hunger. The introduction of pantry cars solved all such problems. Now there is catering service in almost all long-distance trains. They serve lunch and dinner as well as breakfast and evening tea and snacks. Thus, you need not worry about taking food or having to go without food during a train journey. After the New Railway Catering Policy introduced in 2010, catering service in trains was transferred from IRCTC to Indian Railways. Now it caters to only a few trains. In many stations there are food plazas and fast food centers run by IRCTC. It also operates non-railway catering in Indian ministries and institutes.
The online booking is the most attractive feature of IRCTC. The website provides you all details of trains like train number, schedule, names of source and destination stations, stoppages in between, ticket fares and other details you want. When you enter your preferred day of travel and starting and stopping stations, a list of trains matching your needs will be displayed. All you need to do is check the seat availability and make your reservation by paying through your credit or debit cards. An e-ticket is generated which you need to carry as a proof of reservation while you travel. There is also the option of getting a ticket by post, called i-ticket.
Senior citizens have a concession of 40%. Children below 5 years of age do not require a ticket and no seat is also allotted to them, whereas children of the age group 5 to 12 years need a half-ticket. Nowadays, the railway promotes paperless tickets whereby you can carry the ticket in an electronic mode in your mobile, i-pad or laptop. This is a way to save a lot of paper. People who want to travel urgently can use the ‘tatkal’ facility, which helps them to book tickets 48 hours prior to the journey.
Although recently launched, IRCTC has won many awards for its excellent online services. So, visit www.irctc.co.in to enjoy the services it offers.
www.irctc.co.in is the official train ticket booking website of Indian Railway. Don’t wait to be waitlisted! Know about seat availability in trains and book confirmed tickets.
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