IRCTC goes tech savy

The railway ministry had announced earlier this year that they would undergo a massive overhaul. They would bring in three times more booking per minute and also six times more number of simultaneous users. There were also proposals of free wi-fi on some trains and implementing systems through which passengers can give instant feedback to railway authourities about cleanliness and hygiene.

However this haven't been implemented yet. But there is something interesting launched by the IRCTC. They had launched a next-gen e-ticketing journey planner. Now what is that? That is nothing grand but just a new look sported by the IRCTC. This is not a complete overhaul, but would definitely make booking tickets faster and more user friendly.

There main difference in look from the earlier screen is that, after you key in your journey details, and click find trains, a journey planner appears in the next screen. However a small confusion is created by the "book now" button on the screen as it is easy to miss.

About 5.72 lakh tickets were booked online earlier this month. And the site books nearly 4 lakh tickets every month.

Besides these changes, IRCT has also launched an eCommerce site in partnership with Yebhi.com and it is called shop.irctc.co.in. They would be selling clothing, accessories and home décors.