Here's how to use the revamped IRCTC website's amazing new 'Confirmation Probability' feature to find out if your waitlisted ticket will get confirmed!

One of most important websites in India, that allows citizens to access transport services provided by country's iconic and hulking railway network, has got a massive upgrade!

Yes, IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) website, which is a giant in Indian e-commerce, has got an overhaul and it's t just cosmetic eir!

While current website is still in place, re's a big red flashing button on top left corner that asks visitors to "Try New Version of Website".

Clicking on this redirects users to, lo and behold, a completely new and slick looking IRCTC!

most prominent change that is immediately visible is that re's login box. Instead, you just enter your travel query and ask it to Find Trains.

What arrives next is a long list of trains in cards that are simple and easy to figure. 

Click on Check availability and fare for your pick and a grid drops down that has ticket status on desired train for a number of days. It eir says Available, RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation -- meaning you get to travel but, for w, you're sharing a seat), or PQWL/WL with waitlist number. Below Waitlist option is a button that you can click to confirm probability of waitlisted ticket being confirmed.

Clicking on CNF Probability asks you to login.

Once you do so, it opens up a dialog box with probability confirmation based on what it says is 'Last Year Confirmation Trends for Same Period', along with details. system lists previous year, as far as we saw, though it's said to have access to over a decade of booking history accumulated by IRCTC.

Closing box will still leave chance of confirmation on ticket card.

So that's how to use big new feature offered by IRCTC! (re are a number of or new features as well, most of which deal with user-friendliness such that you have fewer things to type)

Railways Minister is calling it Ease of Travel!