New app for paperless unreserved train tickets

New Delhi: The Railways on Wednesday launched a mobile application to book paperless unreserved tickets.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu introduced from here the mobile app for paperless unreserved ticketing for commuters in Egmore and Tambram suburban sections in Chennai under Southern Railway zone.

Developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), the paperless unreserved ticketing feature in mobile application aims to eliminate the need for printing of



unreserved tickets.

The app, which is for both Android and Windows platforms, can be downloaded from Google Play Store or Windows Store and used by the user. The application provides necessary on-screen alerts to guide the passenger during the booking process. Payment for the ticket is done through the “railway wallet” feature in the app. After booking the ticket, the passenger will get ticket confirmation screen, which will contain limited information about the ticket, official said.