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Bangalore, July 3:: Online portal Rediff.com on Thursday announced the launch of a search service to find seat availability and fares for trains in India.
The 'Rediff Trains Fare Search' service allows users to check availability of seats with fares, check PNR status, get detailed schedule of trains including real-time arrival and departure status by using a simple search engine query, the company said in a statement.
The service would also offer users a comparative view of the lowest airfare for the chosen rail route within the same search query. For example, for a rail journey from Mumbai-to-Delhi, the search engine will give results for available trains for that particular day and also show the lowest air fare ticket available for the same date.
This feature has been introduced to help users choose their mode of travel depending on their budget and plan their journey more efficiently and conveniently, the statement said.
The fare search takes away the pain of compulsory registration process and remembering difficult station codes by providing users with a predictive text support for all stations across India. Once the user has confirmed the destination and date of travel, Rediff Train fare search shows all possible options and journey details in just one click.
The search data is consistent with the records maintained by Indian Railway authorities. Once the user has finalised the appropriate train and wants to book the tickets, the service gives users options to book the tickets, either through IRCTC site or through travel agents whose details are also available on the system.
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