Indian railway is the biggest means of travelling for most of people of India, that’s why, it is called lifeline for Indian people. It being low-priced and comfortable means of transport of India, people like to travel by train. Around 20 million passengers every day travel one place to another by train. However, a great number of passengers travel in second-class compartment, which is actually unreserved class and used to travel for short distance journey by people, but for long comfortable journey, there are reserved class incorporated with different features. Before knowing about Indian Railway Reservation Online, you must about the classes.
Various Classes In Indian Train – For making your journey happy and comfortable, Indian train has reserved classes which are given below –
Ist AC – The Most expensive reserved class of the Indian train, it is Air-Conditioned compartment with locking door equipped with 2 or 4 bunks including all bedding. Passengers are supplied meals as well.
IInd AC – However, it is not so attractive as Ist AC, It is an Air Conditioned Compartment having 4 bunks convertible to seat and it is made available to passengers at the half price of Ist AC. You also find curtain for privacy.
Ist Class (Non-AC) – It is just like Ist AC but you cannot enjoy AC and it is comparably cheaper too.
AC 3 Tire – It is good option for traveler who wants to enjoy air condition. You find 6 berth in a block. Here you find no curtains for privacy.
Sleeper Class – It is Non-AC class and has 6 berths for sleeping.
Online Reservation – Anyone from anywhere can make Indian Railway Reservation Online; you just need to visit website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Co-operation (http://www.irctc.co.in/) and register yourself to log in the site. Now you need to fill the details of your travel like ‘date of travel’ and ‘class of travel’, after filling details, you need to select ‘e-ticket’, now select your train from the list, which appears on clicking ‘Find Trains’, now press ‘book ticket’ tab, as you click on ‘Go’, you see your details in form to review that. Now you need to pay, go to ‘make payment’ option and click, select your bank, if you are international credit card holder select CITI PG, or AMEX card holder have to select American Express. You need to fill your card details for processing transaction. When you complete your booking online, you get a PNR number, which is used to track status of booking, if your booking is under WL or RAC category.
Besides Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation limited, there are some other websites like travel khana, which is also good for online reservation, and you can book your ticket online and make payment through international credit cards as well.