IRCTC Super APP: Railways is expected to launch a new app next month. After the launch of this app, passengers will get different facilities on a single platform, this will be very convenient for travelers.
Indian Railways New Super App: Indian Railways has the fourth largest network in the world. Lakhs of people reach their destinations through thousands of trains running daily. If you also travel by train, then this news is of use to you. Yes, the Railways is planning to launch a super app by the end of December. Ticket booking, food delivery and train status can be checked through this single app. Passengers will be greatly facilitated by getting all these facilities on a single platform.
The new app will be linked to IRCTC
The new app will be very useful for the passengers. It has been prepared by CRIS and has been linked with the ticket booking website IRCTC. After the launch of this app, passengers traveling by train will get many facilities and the railways will also benefit from it. Let us tell you that CRIS is an organization that does technical work for the railways. Apart from this, online booking of tickets is done through IRCTC’s app and website. Through the new app, the railway plans to systematize everything and increase revenue.
Many tasks will become easy
The super app to be launched soon by the railways will make ticket booking and many other tasks easy. According to the news published in Economic Times, this app is expected to be launched by the end of December. An official said that IRCTC will continue to work as an interface between CRIS and passengers buying train tickets. The work of integration between the super app and IRCTC is going on in a planned manner.
Railway passengers currently use these apps
The official said that the new app will have many facilities like booking passenger tickets-platform tickets and checking the status of the train etc. Railway passengers currently have to use different apps and websites like IRCTC Rail Connect (for train ticket booking, changes and cancellations), IRCTC e-catering Food on Track (for ordering food on seat in train), Rail Madad (for complaints and suggestions), UTS (for booking tickets without seat) and National Train Inquiry System (for knowing the status of the train) etc.
IRCTC app downloaded more than 10 crore times
Currently IRCTC Rail Connect is the most popular app among rail passengers, it has been downloaded by more than 10 crore users. Currently it is the best platform for booking reserved train tickets. The official said that IRCTC considers the super app as a new source of income. Even if you book your train ticket through a private company, that company uses IRCTC for booking.
Last year IRCTC earned Rs 4,270 crore and made a profit of Rs 1,111 crore from it. 30% of this income came from ticket booking alone. The UTS app has been downloaded more than one crore times. This app is mainly used to buy platform tickets and season passes. CRIS develops and maintains software for many important tasks of the railways.
