It will now be even simpler to travel by Indian Railways. Under the Digital India initiative, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has installed QR code machines at 588 of its booking counters throughout its five divisions.
On Monday, railway officials said that 588 booking counters
in northeastern nations, along with seven districts in West Bengal and five districts in North Bihar, now offer QR code ticketing. The largest number of these computerized booking counters—167—has been installed in Katihar, followed by Alipurdwar (96), Rangia (87), Lumding (175), and Tinsukia (63). Northeast Frontier Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, reports that QR code-equipped reservation desks have been set up in five divisions. These divisions are Katihar, Rangia, Alipurdurwar, Lumding, and Tinsukia. This move by the railways ensures that passengers can avail of ticketing facilities through digital payment without any interruption at almost all major stations within the NFR network.
Which train stations will provide QR code ticketing?
In the Katihar division, a maximum of 167 digital booking counters have been installed. In contrast. 63 counters have been established in the Tinsukia division, 87 in Rangia, 175 in Lumding, and 96 in Alipurdurwar. According to the official, passengers would find it easier to obtain tickets during the festival rush thanks to the installation of QR code machines at booking counters. Long lines for cash transactions are no longer an issue for travelers.
Over 7,600 special trains run over the holiday season.
“We had previously decided to run more than six and a half thousand special trains on the occasion of Chhath and Diwali,” stated Railway Board Director Dilip Kumar. However, its number has now been increased to more than 7,600. Indian Railways is running more than 7,700 special trains in October and November. The monitoring of all these special trains is being done at the Railway Board, Zonal Railway, and station level.
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