Have a rail related query? From June onwards all your train-travel related queries will be answered through one mega application. It is likely to be named HindRail. This app will incorporate in it most of the existing railways’ apps. Isn’t it cool? Here are five things that you may want to know about this app:
1) The Indian Railways is developing the new app to work as a full-fledged inquiry system providing information on arrivals, departures, delays, cancellations, platform number, running status and berth availability. Besides, it will also offer to book taxis, porter services, retiring rooms, hotels, tour packages, e-catering and other travel-related needs.
2) “The new app will be launched in June and it will not only give you information, you can also track trains through it,” Mohd Jamshed, Railway Board member (traffic) said.
3) The Railways will offer all these services on a revenue-sharing model with the service providers. Thus, the app will serve as a revenue-earning platform for the public transporter and is slated to have a business potential Rs 100 crore every year.
4) Currently, there are several apps operated by the Indian Railways which provide various kinds of services. These include the CMS App for complaint management system. The National Train Enquiry System (NTES) app provides inquiry facility. There are apps for booking reserved and unreserved tickets. There is another app managed by the IRCTC for the e-catering services. All these will be integrated into the proposed app.
5) It is reliably learnt the name ‘HindRail’ is being considered for the new app among other suggested names such as MeriRail, ERail, MyRail, and Rail Anubhuti.
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Meanwhile, The Indian Railways will also launch in July the Utkrisht Double-Decker AC Yatri (Uday) Express, a special class service for an overnight journey that will ply on high-demand routes. Equipped with comfortable reclining chairs, the 120- seater AC coach will have large automatic food and tea/cold drink vending machines for passengers. Uday service will ply on high-demand routes like Delhi- Lucknow and the fare will be lower than that of 3AC class in regular mail/express trains. There will be large LCD screens in every coach with Wi- Fi speaker system. The USP of the double-decker Uday is providing better passenger amenities in less than 3AC fare, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
