Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Railways provides information through Short Messaging Service (SMS) regarding status of delayed trains.
In initial phase of roll-out, all Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Tejas & Gatiman Trains have been covered.
The facility has become available from 3rd November, 2017.
Posted On:
06 NOV 2017 7:15PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Railways has commenced facility of information to passengers through Short Messaging Service (SMS) regarding status of trains running late by more than one hour. This facility has been made available from 3rdNovember 2017. Initially this facility has been started for passengers booked on all Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Tejas and Gatimaan trains.
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Type of train
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Number of trains
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Rajdhani
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46 (23 pairs)
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Shatabdi
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52 (26 pairs)
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Tejas
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2 (1 pair)
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Gatiman
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2 (1 pair)
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total
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102
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SMS giving status of late running is being sent to all the booked passengers. It will be of great use to those passengers who are boarding the trains at intermediate stations so that they can reach the station in time for the train. SMS will be sent to passengers throughout their entire journey who had given their mobile numbers at the time of booking the ticket both for e-ticket and PRS (counter) ticket.
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