New Delhi: Rail passengers travelling between New Delhi and Palwal in Haryana on the trunk route can now buy unreserved tickets using mobile phones. However, they have to download an App.
This initiative, which is becoming operational from August 2015, is a part of efforts to make unreserved tickets paperless. It will also help them by not
having to stand in queues at stations to buy the tickets.
A passenger using Android or Windows smartphone can access the Unreserved Ticketing system (UTS) application. The ticket can be purchased using debit or credit card.
The commuter can travel ticketless to any desired destination on the 52-km Delhi-Palwal section. On checking, the commuter just has to show the booking
details on the mobile.
There are about 15 stations between Delhi and Palwal. All the stations are covered for ticketing. The main stations are Nizamuddin, Tughalakabad, Faridabad and Ballabgarh.
The system has been developed by the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). The App is “utsonmobile” which can be downloaded from Google Play Store or Windows Store.
The existing system of ticket windows will continue.
The mobile booking is being tried on Egmore-Tambram suburban section in Chennai and Churchgate-Dahanu section in Mumbai. The trial on Delhi-Palwal section will the first in the northern railways.
The proposal was included in the budget to provide paperless tickets in unreserved segment.
