There has been a significant shift in the way people now book local train tickets, thanks to the launch of the Unreserved Ticketing System app or the UTS application. This mode of ticketing has become quite a hit among rail passengers with more and more people switching to the mobile application.
Launched by the Indian Railways, the Unreserved Ticketing System application not only provides a state of flexibility for booking train tickets for non-suburban travelling but also saves time. The objective of introducing the digital ticketing service is to promote self-ticketing and ensure that passengers can buy tickets without facing the hassle of standing in long queues.
Here are the easy steps to use the UTS app to book train tickets:
How to book train tickets on UTS app?
1. Download the UTS application from the Google Play Store and create an account before logging in.
Note: One can register through its mobile phone application or website by providing his or her name, mobile number, password, gender, and date of birth. After successful registration, an SMS will be sent to the user with a login ID and password and a zero balance R-Wallet will be created.
2. On the home screen of the application, one may see several options like QR Booking, Quick Booking, Platform Ticket and Normal Booking.
3. Select the ‘Normal Booking’ tab and you will have two options including ‘Book & Travel’ (Paperless) and ‘Book & Print’ (Paper). While ‘Paper’ means one has to pay for the ticket online and get the actual ticket printed out of a dedicated UTS kiosk or a booking counter at railway stations, the paperless ticket means one can purchase a ticket completely online without having to carry a hardcopy of the same.
4. To begin with, one can book a paperless ticket by initially switching to the mobile device’s GPS. However, GPS is not required for the paper ticket.
Note: After selecting the mode, the following steps remain the same.
5. Select the ‘Departed From’ station name and the ‘Go To’ station name/
6. Click on ‘Get Fair’ to get redirected to the payment page.
7. After having selected the required route, one can make payment for the ticket which includes two primary options, R Wallet and online payment using debit card/UPI/internet banking/credit card.
8. Select the payment type and the class of ticket you wish to buy.
9. Click on book ticket.
10. After successful payment, the ticket will be booked.
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