SMS Based Ticketing System-Indian railway

The Minister of Railways Shri Mallikarjun Kharge launched SMS based ticketing system. This user-friendly service which will be effective from28^th June 2013, is being introduced in order to further improve the  customer convenience and empower the common man who does not have access to internet and cannot afford to buy smart phones. Since the mobile penetration in India has increased rapidly and more than 80 per cent people have mobile phones, this new system will be helpful in enabling booking of tickets by masses themselves. Ticket booking through non-internet based mobile, introduced as a pilot project by Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Railways, will also help Railways in overcoming the menace of touting whereby unsuspecting people are fleeced by such element.
Seethe detailed procedure for SMS booking of railway ticket.