Now it's time to adopt the changes and Expanding its online reach, Railways' Delhi division has come up
with a dedicated page on social networking site Facebook where
passengers can check out availability of berths, train timings
and other related information.We have opened a page on
Facebook to inform passengers about the status of vacant berths
as well as the arrival and departure of trains.
The page is
linked with the National Train Inquiry Service and constantly
updated," said a senior Delhi division official. According
to Railway rules, a reserved ticket can be booked across the passenger
reservation system counters all over the country as well as through the Internet
only upto the time of preparation of reservation charts. After preparation of
reservation charts, the berths available, if any, can be booked at the current
counter available at major stations. The reservation charts are normally
prepared three to four hours before the schedule departure of the train. In case
of trains leaving early morning, the charts are prepared on the previous night.
Besides the status of berths and train timings,
the page will also provide detailed information about arrivals and departures at
the exact platform number at New Delhi, Nizamuddin and Old Delhi stations.
Aiming at preventing misuse of available seats by "unscrupulous elements",
Railways has asked other zones to resort to such innovative measures and give
adequate publicity regarding the facility of booking vacant accommodation
available on trains at current ticket counters. "Our aim is to create further
awareness among passengers about this facility as due to lack of adequate
awareness, it is being misused by unscrupulous elements for providing confirmed
accommodation to passengers at a premium by using the current counter facility,
said the official. Railways has advised passengers travelling on short notice to
use the facility of current reservation counters situated at the train
originating main stations.