The mobile portal of the Indian Railways is flawless in enabling you to book and cancel tickets fromyour phone, but you still need to sign up for a login ID online
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) has just launched a new mobile website, announcing its ambitious plans to expand its reach to the masses. It is a much needed move since a cell phone has become the most ubiquitous device of the 21st century. The Indian Railway department will soon follow it up with mobile apps for all major platforms including Symbian, Android and iOS. While we are eagerly waiting the apps, we decided to check out the mobile portal: http://www.irctc.co.in/mobile
What we love about the site: One-stop shop for booking and cancelling tickets. Glitch-free.
What we hate about the site: Looks and feels rudimentary. You can’t create a new login ID from the mobile itself.
Our Recommendation: Although thesite won’t charm your way through, it really works. It performs extremely well and there is no reason why we would have any qualms using the mobile portal while booking our tickets.
Directing our browser to the website, it definitely failed to make a strong first impression. Thelogin screen looks bland and asks for your IRCTC username and password. So those who don’t already have an IRCTC account will have to access the desktop website and sign up, because the mobile portal does not currently allow you to create a new ID.
The homescreen has three tabs: ‘Book Ticket/Enquiry’, ‘Booked History’ and ‘Cancel Ticket’. The first option caters to your ticket booking. You are shown a form – not unlike the desktop version – which asks you to enter your departure and arrival station, date of departure, class, quota andticket type (e-ticket or i-ticket).
http://www.irctc.co.in/mobile
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) has just launched a new mobile website, announcing its ambitious plans to expand its reach to the masses. It is a much needed move since a cell phone has become the most ubiquitous device of the 21st century. The Indian Railway department will soon follow it up with mobile apps for all major platforms including Symbian, Android and iOS. While we are eagerly waiting the apps, we decided to check out the mobile portal: http://www.irctc.co.in/mobile
What we love about the site: One-stop shop for booking and cancelling tickets. Glitch-free.
What we hate about the site: Looks and feels rudimentary. You can’t create a new login ID from the mobile itself.
Our Recommendation: Although thesite won’t charm your way through, it really works. It performs extremely well and there is no reason why we would have any qualms using the mobile portal while booking our tickets.
Directing our browser to the website, it definitely failed to make a strong first impression. Thelogin screen looks bland and asks for your IRCTC username and password. So those who don’t already have an IRCTC account will have to access the desktop website and sign up, because the mobile portal does not currently allow you to create a new ID.
The homescreen has three tabs: ‘Book Ticket/Enquiry’, ‘Booked History’ and ‘Cancel Ticket’. The first option caters to your ticket booking. You are shown a form – not unlike the desktop version – which asks you to enter your departure and arrival station, date of departure, class, quota andticket type (e-ticket or i-ticket).
http://www.irctc.co.in/mobile
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