Railways to launch App based Unreserved Tickets from April 14

Trivandrum: Southern Railway is launching a mobile application based paperless ticket facility for the passengers of Thiruvananthapuram division from 14th April 2018. Passengers can download the application ‘UTS on MOBILE’ in their mobile from Google Play store/Apple/Microsoft store depending on the smartphone OS and avail unreserved tickets using R Wallet (Railway Wallet), which is an e-payment mode of Railways with no service charges. The App can be used to take paperless unreserved tickets, purchase/renew season tickets and also take platform tickets, by using a smart phone with GPS and Internet…

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Weekend summer special heritage steam voyage in Nilgiri Mountain Railway

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a popular tourist attraction for tourists travelling from Mettupalayam to Coonoor and Ooty.  This unique Meter Gauge section which has been conferred with Heritage status by UNESCO runs on ‘Rack and Pinion System’ through the virgin hills of Western Ghats.  The 28 kms stretch between Mettupalayam – Coonoor covered on the heritage steam train gives the tourists a lifetime experience and rekindles the romance of train journeys.

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