The unreserved tickets can be booked online using the Indian Railways mobile application or website. UTS mobile app can be used to not only book train tickets but also to buy platform tickets and monthly passes. Debit cards or credit cards, net banking or other electronic payment methods can be used to make payments.
Simply take a general unreserved ticket, board a sleeper compartment of a train and as soon as the TTE arrives or is visible, approach him saying that you are on a day journey and you are ready to pay the fare difference.
To travel in sleeper class with an unreserved ticket, all you have to do is give money to the TTE and he will give you a seat to travel.
1. For cancellation of unreserved, RAC and waitlisted tickets, the cancellation charges are Rs 30 for unreserved (second class) and Rs 60 for second class (reserved) and other classes. The ticket, however, can be cancelled only if the train is cancelled. In those cases, refund is granted by PRS system.
IRCTC has launched an all-new app that will now allow you to book unreserved tickets online. The new mobile application called UTSonMobile will enable users to book and cancel unreserved tickets at any time from anywhere. The app also features a host of other facilities including cashless booking and renewals.
How to take the print out of the paper based ticket? The passenger should go to the source station and take print out from the ATVM, CoTVM, OCR machines using the booking ID. The passenger can also approach UTS booking counter to take ticket printout. Travel without printed ticket will enforce penalty.
You are not allowed to travel in a sleeper coach if you have a General ticket. If you wish to travel in the sleeper coach, you must buy a sleeper class ticket (even if it's an unconfirmed ticket).
Here's a step-by-step tutorial to help you book unreserved tickets online using UTS app. Step 1: Enter your login credentials and to log in to the app. Step 2: Once you are logged in, you will see options like book ticket, cancel ticket, booking history, R-wallet, profile, show booked ticket, help and logout. Step 3.
UTS app for booking general (unreserved) train ticket onlineThe app allows passengers to book upto four tickets within a radius of 5 km from the source railway station. Other than normal tickets, one can also book platform tickets, season tickets, and monthly pass.
Railway passengers can now book unreserved general tickets online from today (November 1). After registering by providing the required details, the passengers will be given user ID and password through which the user can login and book the ticket.
Follow these steps to book a paperless ticket on the UTS app.
- Open the UTS app on Android or iPhone.
- If you haven't logged in yet, click the Login button on the top-right.
- Enter your credentials and once you're logged in, tap Book Ticket.
- Tap Normal Book.
- Select the Book & Travel tab at the top and tap Continue.
UTS app works with the help of GPS. So in case, there is poor network, then users would face issues while using the app. Commenting on GPS, one user, Hemant Kumar, in his review on Google Play Store says, "It's very worst app. I used 2-3 times, but always faced problems.
Passengers can book tickets by following these steps:
- Log into the app and select 'Book Ticket' option.
- Select 'Normal Booking' option on the next screen.
- Enter the source and destination stations.
- Select number of passengers, class, and train type in the next screen.
(iv) Validity :Season tickets are not valid for travel in reserved coaches and trains. They are valid for travel by Passenger trains. In such a case, he is required to purchase the Superfast Surcharge ticket for each journey in advance.
The UTS app allows passengers to book suburban railway tickets within ten minutes. In this app, passengers deposit money in their R-wallets and book single-journey ticket or generate, renew passes. The nearest railway station will be tracked by the GPS, mapping the passenger's position.
PNR stands for “Passenger Name Record”. It is an Indian Railways database record against which journey details of a passenger or a group of passengers are saved. The ten-digit unique number has a passenger's personal information like name, age and gender.
If wait listed Tatkal tickets do not get confirmed or RAC, they automatically get cancelled and the passenger gets refund. Refunds: Confirmed tickets do not get refund upon cancellation. In case of RAC or waitlisted tickets refund is available if the same are cancelled up to 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure.
Passengers can also cancel confirmed tickets through SMS by sending PNR number and train number to 139. User will get an OTP number, which has to be entered into for cancelling tickets.
If you cancel a confirm ticket between 12 hours and up to four hours before the scheduled departure of the train, cancellation charges will be 50 per cent of the fare paid (subject to the minimum cancellation rate). As per IRCTC website, tickets booked online (E-tickets) cannot be cancelled after the chart is prepared.
Steps for counter ticket cancellation
- Go to the IRCTC official website, and click on 'Trains'
- Go to 'Cancel ticket' and choose 'Counter ticket option'
- Enter the PNR number, train number and the Captcha and click on 'Submit'.
- An OTP will be sent to the mobile number that was provided at the time of booking.
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- Here are the steps to cancel counter ticket online:
- Step 1: Go to the IRCTC website , and click on 'Trains section'
- Step 2: Go to 'Cancel ticket' and choose 'Counter ticket option'
TDR Filing Details:
- Login to your IRCTC Account.
- Click to Booked Ticket History.
- List of tickets where date of Journey has elapsed.
- Select PNR for which TDR is to be filed and click "File TDR" Button.
- Select the passenger name from the ticket details for claiming TDR refund.
Go to the IRCTC website , and under the Trains section, go to Cancel ticket and choose Counter ticket option. 2. Enter the PNR number, train number and the Captcha shown on the page. Check the box which says 'I have read cancellation/boarding point change procedure and its rule' and click on submit.
