Summary:
The number of railway tickets being booked via UTS has gone up five times over the past one year, while the number of passengers has risen by 350%. The number of tickets booked per month rose from 1.6 lakh in August 2017 to 8 lakh in August this year. “The new system will decongest stations and save commuters’ time.” He said that the railways encourage online booking of tickets for suburban and longdistance trains.Statistics available with TOI show that, on a daily average, 18,000 commuters book tickets on their phones. One can also get the app wallet recharged easily and use the money to purchase tickets,” he said. More and more are choosing not to wait in serpentine queues, instead buying tickets on the railways online app , UTS.This behaviour is now reflecting in ticket sales..