Tag: IRCTC

Newly launched airline flybig has entered into an agreement with IRCTC to facilitate travellers to book tickets for any of its northeast destinations through the latter’s Air’ platform, an official said on Friday. The pact will allow the passengers to book their travel tickets to any NE flybig destination through the IRCTC portal, which will help in boosting tourism in the region, he said. The partnership is launched in line with Dekho Apna Desh’ to promote NE sectors’ flora, fauna and culture. It also boosts Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, promoting connectivity and economic growth of the region. flybig will always ... Read more

Indian Railway’s IRCTC is launching a six-day tour package to Kashmir, which includes five nights and six days in Srinagar, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, and Pahalgam. The journey will start from Mumbai. The journey from here to Srinagar is by air. The journey will start on September 25 and 26. Once you reach Srinagar, will first visit the Shankaracharya Temple. Then will check in on the houseboat. In the evening you can enjoy a Shikkara ride at Dal Lake at your own expense. Overnight stay and dinner will be on the houseboat. The second day after breakfast will go to Pahalgam. Along ... Read more

Indian Railways has made a significant change in online ticket booking. The change is related to ticket cancellations. As per the new decision, Railways has announced that tickets booked through the Indian Railways website and App will be refunded immediately upon cancellation. At the time of booking the ticket, those only paid through IRCTC iPAY, the payment gateway of IRCTC, will get a quick refund against cancellation. In 2019, Indian Railways introduced the iPAY system. iPAY was launched as part of the central government’s Digital India campaign. Currently, it takes two to three days to get a refund on ticket ... Read more

The Kerala government has announced a statewide lockdown as the number of covid patients in the state has increased. After this, most of the professionals started working from home. Work from home has been a major headache for some. There are also many people who are unable to travel due to workload. But Indian Railways is introducing a new way to get rid of all this. Those who are tired of working from home can now work in hotels or resorts in major tourist destinations. IRCTC has come up with this project. The five-night work-from-resort package costs Rs 10,126. This ... Read more

Indian Railways introduces a new OTP based refund system for tickets booked through authorized railway ticketing agents. This is aimed to bring in a transparent and customer friendly refund system for reserved e-tickets which are cancelled or which are fully waitlisted dropped tickets. This new system will be implemented by Indian Railways PSU, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC). The OTP (One time Password) will be received as SMS on the registered mobile number of the passenger (provided by the customer/passenger to the agent at the time of booking). The customer/passenger will be required to share the OTP ... Read more

Tejas Express connecting Lucknow and New Delhi will begin operation from October 4. The train will be flagged off by Yogi Adityanath, CM. On the inaugural day, the train would not run on its scheduled time from Lucknow. The commercial operation of the train would start the same day with the return service from New Delhi operating as per the scheduled time. It would be the fastest train between Lucknow and New Delhi with travel time of about six hours and fifteen minutes. The train was announced in 2016 as a high-end service between Lucknow Junction and Anand Vihar Terminal. ... Read more

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched its own payment aggregator system, IRCTC iPay. The new payment system is expected to help promote government’s Digital India initiative. The exclusive digital payment gateway will provide an improved online digital payment convenience and ease of doing business to passengers availing online travel related services through the IRCTC website. “With the launch of IRCTC iPay, the passengers will not need any third-party platforms as the IRCTC iPay provides payment options like credit card, debit card, UPI (Unified Payment Interface), and International Card. The option of IRCTC prepaid card cum wallet, ... Read more

The Indian Railway Catering Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) is all set to open pod hotels near the Mumbai Central Railway station, for which they have already sent a proposal to the Western Railways, and approval is awaited. Pod hotels/capsule hotels were first developed in Japan and had attracted the world’s attention with their compact accommodation system which includes top-of-the-class amenities that one would find in any hotel room. India’s first such hotel opened in Andheri (Mumbai) in 2017. With these pod hotels,which is set to be spread over 4000 square feet, IRCTC is planning to provide a stopover option that is ... Read more

Air passengers can now avail free-of-cost travel insurance of Rs 50 lakh if they book their tickets through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). This facility will be available for passengers irrespective of the class of tickets and for both domestic and international flights. The insurance will provide them financial protection against accidental death and total or permanent disability, said an official statement by IRCTC. The insurance partners of the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will be Bharti AXA General Insurance. The premium for insurance will be borne by IRCTC to secure its passengers from any untoward ... Read more

If you are one of the passengers who relay on the water vending machines at the railway stations, you have to pay Rs 1 extra for a glass of water. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has also proposed to increase the prices to fill up one bottle by Rs 1. The railway board has also approved the proposals for the new costs at the WVMs. Earlier a 300 ml glass of water was priced at Re 1 but the passengers will now have to pay Rs 2 for same. Half litre of water was priced at Rs ... Read more

Booking of Railway reserved tickets through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) mobile app can be made using various payment modes enabled by Government or private banks through Multiple Payment Providers. Presently, there are five Multiple Payment Providers integrated on IRCTC mobile app. The Government payment gateways that are enabled for booking tickets through IRCTC mobile app are netbanking, debit cards, credit cards and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM). All these payment gateways are provided by five Multiple Payment Providers integrated on IRCTC Mobile App. IRCTC has issued guidelines for integration of the payment providers ... Read more

New look for the Buddhist Circuit Train Indian Railways launched the new look Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train on Saturday, 8th December 2018. The luxury train is with a mini library, a kitchen with modern appliances and stylish bathrooms. It was revealed by a press release of the Railways. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Railway Board flagged off the train.  The new train will be travelling through sites associated with Buddhism – Bodh Gaya, Rajgir (Nalanda), Varanasi (Sarnath), Lumbini, Kushinagar, Sravasti and ending with a tour of Taj Mahal. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Railway Board, on the inauguration of the train The Buddhist Circuit ... Read more

The Indian Railways is planning to give a new name to replace its existing name Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The decision to change the name surfaces after the Railways department feel that the name it has now is not attractive and the abbreviation is not cute enough. Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has asked the the higher officials of the railways to find an attractive name. The ministry has asked to keep the brand name small, attractive and easy to remember. The ministry has conducted an online competition earlier in January through its website seeking suggestions to ... Read more

ഇന്ത്യൻ റെയിൽവേ കാറ്ററിങ് ആൻഡ് ടൂറിസം കോർപ്പറേഷന്റെ പേര് ആകർഷകമല്ലെന്ന നിഗമനത്തിൽ പേര് മാറ്റാൻ റെയിൽവേ നീക്കം തുടങ്ങി. ചുരുക്കപ്പേരായ ഐ.ആർ.സി.ടി.സി.ക്കും ആകര്‍ഷകത്വമില്ലന്ന കാരണംപറഞ്ഞാണ് പേര് മാറ്റാനുള്ള പ്രാരംഭപ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ തുടങ്ങിയത്. ആകർഷകമായ പേര് കണ്ടെത്താൻ റെയിൽവേ മന്ത്രി പീയുഷ് ഗോയൽ റെയിൽവേ ഉന്നതാധികാരികളോട് നിർദേശിച്ചു. ചെറുതും ആകർഷകവും സാധാരണക്കാരുടെ മനസ്സിൽ തങ്ങിനിൽക്കുന്നതുമായ പുതിയ ബ്രാൻഡ് പേര് കണ്ടെത്താനാണ് നിർദേശം. റെയിൽവേയുടെ സേവനങ്ങൾക്ക് പുതിയ പേര് നിർദേശിക്കാനാവശ്യപ്പെട്ട് ജനുവരി അവസാനം കേന്ദ്രസർക്കാരിന്റെ വെബ്സൈറ്റിൽ ഓൺലൈൻ മത്സരം നടത്തിയിരുന്നു. ജൂലായ് വരെ 1852 പേർ പേരുകൾ നിർദേശിച്ചു. ഇതിൽനിന്ന് നല്ല പേര് കണ്ടെത്താനായില്ലെന്നാണ് അറിയുന്നത്. തുടർന്നാണ് റെയിൽവേ മന്ത്രി ഉന്നതോദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെ ചുമതലപ്പെടുത്തിയത്.

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering you insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh for financial protection against train accidents and other untoward incidents, including robbery, at a near-zero premium of 68 paise. IRCTC have been providing travellers free and mandatory travel insurance each time you book a ticket through its website or mobile app. Effective September 1, the service provider charge you 68 paise for the insurance coverage. While booking tickets on the IRCTC website, you can find an option on “Travel Insurance” where you can choose whether you want travel insurance or not. The ... Read more