Published 17:57 IST, September 19th 2019
IRCTC Updates: Indian Railways announce more trains, iMudra wallet
IRCTC has recently announced many new trains and transaction systems which will make travel more convenient. Here are some latest announcements made by IRCTC
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Indian Railways is among biggest train systems in world, and it operates around 13,000 passenger trains every day. To make travel of over 1.3 billion Indians safe and easy, Indian Railways regularly comes up with many new schemes and rules. Indian Railways has recently anunced many new trains, Yatra packs, and transaction systems which will make travel more convenient for all Indians.
Here are latest anuncements me by Indian Railways:
Five new tourist trains
To give travel enthusiasts more options, IRCTC has decided to launch five more tourist trains. Though Indian Railways alrey have special tourist trains, se trains will be ded to aid increased railway tourism in India. coaches of trains are in making at a workshop located in Bhopal. According to sources at IRCTC, each train will consist of 19 coaches, out of which, one will be an AC three-tier coach, 14 sleeper class coaches, two pantry cars, and two seating cars. Railway officials also reveal that corporation is thinking of making se trains filled with upgred facilities.
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Tejas Express trains
IRCTC is all set to launch two Tejas Express trains to earn more revenue on a very busy route. This will be first time IRCTC will be managing full services of trains. According to reports, Delhi-Luckw Tejas Express will start running in October 2019, and Mumbai-Ahmedab train will start its services in December 2019. trains are expected to run six days a week. Officials have said that IRCTC will hold vertisement rights to se trains.
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iMudra wallets
IRCTC launched iMudra wallets to provide an easy way to book tickets, pay or send money. Passengers will be able to do various transactions through wallet app. iMudra wallet app is available for all platforms, including mobile apps, tablets, and desktops. Since app comes with a virtual and physical card, transactions will be hassle-free.
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- Benefits of iMudra app according to IRCTC’s website:
- Book train tickets without payment approvals
- Generate virtual cards to do online shopping, bookings, etc.
- Order physical cards to do offline shopping, bookings, etc.
- Safe and secure transactions without sharing details of cards while shopping, booking tickets, etc.
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16:22 IST, September 19th 2019