How to book train ticket from IRCTC through smartphone

IRCTC’s web portal is also very helpful for passengers to book train tickets and avail other related services. An app has also been created on this portal to provide more convenience to the passengers in booking train tickets. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) handles inter-city and inter-state travel bookings in India. Apart from IRCTC’s website and app, users can also book train tickets through Paytm, MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip, RailYatri, Confirmtkt and many other aggregators.

How to book online IRCTC train tickets on mobile

To book train tickets through smartphone, you will first have to download the IRCTC Rail Connect app from Google Play Store or Apple’s App Store. If you are a new user then you have to register yourself here to start the process. Apart from this, the user can use his/her mobile browser IRCTC web portal You can also go there but registration is mandatory there also. To book train tickets through IRCTC mobile app, follow these steps-

IRCTC Rail Connect App Google Play Store Or apple app store After downloading it, install it on your smartphone. Log in there using the information received after new registration.
Here on the home page, click on Plan My Bookings. Then fill the departure station and destination station information. You fill in the date on which you want to travel. Then click on Search Trains.

Thereafter a list of trains as per departure time and availability/unavailability will appear in front of you. Seat availability is divided into sleeper class, AC and multiple categories.
Here click on the desired category and you will see the price of that ticket. Once you select the train and class, click on Passenger Details.

At the time of one time booking you can book for 6 adults and 2 children. IRCTC also asks you for the address of the destination. Fill in your details here and click on the check box in front of accept the terms and conditions. After that click on Review Journey Details.
Here you check all the information again. If you are satisfied with the information filled by you and the available train details, then after filling the CAPTCHA at the bottom of the page, click on Proceed to Pay.

You can also use mobile wallet, debit card, credit card or net banking for payment here. Once payment is made, the user can view his booked ticket in the transaction history.

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