SCR to launch upgraded mobile app for booking of unreserved tickets

Aurangabad | Saturday | 14th July, 2018

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“The app is made to protect the interest of customers. “Digitization of railway services has been a priority area of Union railway ministry and it is being taken forward by the SCR with the implementation of various digital avenues for the convenience of passengers,” he said. Tickets cannot be forwarded to the other mobile users and it changes the background colour on daily basis and carries QR Code also to avoid misuse.SCR general manager Vinod Kumar Yadav in an official statement said that the zone is in the forefront in envisaging digital technologies for the convenience of its valued rail users. It also features several security arrangements to avoid misuse with advanced technology like geo-fencing which restricts booking of the tickets inside the railway station and on-board to curb ticketless travel,” authorities said.The users can also get printed tickets, which will be delivered at the counters or ATVMs/Co-TVMs available at station premises on submission of the booking code along with mobile number. Aurangabad: As the upgraded mobile application for Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) is scheduled for launch across the South Central Railway (SCR) on Monday, the authorities have appealed to passengers to take benefit of the state-of-the-art facility.“The mobile app, which is expected to benefit a large section of passengers who travel daily in unreserved segment, will be useful in saving time for purchasing tickets without standing in queues at counters,” divisional railway manager for SCR Nanded division, Trikalagya Rabha said on Saturday.The app is available on andriod, iOS as well as windows phones, authorities said.Elaborating on the features of UTS mobile app, authorities said that the app covers 554 UTS stations across the SCR jurisdiction including Aurangabad and Nanded among other major stations.The users can create a Railway Wallet (R-Wallet) and avail 5% bonus on every recharge..