Railway introduces new app for unreserved ticket booking

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Feb 25 2016 | 7:13 PM IST
South Eastern Railway today launched a mobile application for unreserved ticket booking on mobile phones for Howrah-Kharagpur section.
Launching the app, South Eastern general manager A K Goel said, "This will immensely help passengers by saving time and the trouble of standing in queue."
SER introduced the facility of unreserved ticket booking through GPS-enabled smart phones, which can be done from open space beyond 20 metres and within two kms from station or railway tracks.
The facility will cover single/return journey, platform tickets and season tickets, SER sources said.
Cancellation of tickets booked through the mobile app would not be allowed, the sources said.
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First Published: Feb 25 2016 | 7:13 PM IST

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