What is IRCTC? IRCTC simply stands for the Indian railway catering and tourism corporation. This platform or corporation has made it very easy for users and travelers across the nation to book their railway tickets via their mobile or desktop devices on their website or mobile apps.
IRCTC
Traveling can be fun but at the same time can be hectic and tiring. I do travel a lot and I find it very intriguing, therefore when people say that they find traveling hard and not fun, I find it difficult to believe. Well looking at it from a different perspective, one can agree that traveling cannot be that much fun, considering.
When traveling and the basic needs like comfortability and other factors are not in place, then traveling will not be so much fun as it promised to be. Imagine standing all through your trip, or stopping and highlighting your train in other to get something to eat? Now you see where I am getting at?
Have you ever had to purchase tickets, but have to go through the stress of standing in line before doing that? This has been the major problem of most platforms today. With the IRCTC platform, you don’t have to bother about visiting a ticket stand in other to get train tickets.
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation
All you need to get this done is an internet-enabled device. With your internet-enabled device, you just have to visit their online web platform, enter the necessary details and book your flight. It is that simple.
The Indian railway catering and tourism corporation (IRCTC) will not only help you with the booking of your tickets online it will also help you with basic needs during your train travels such as healthy food and clean water. Before, traveling with Indian railways was below par, from ticketing to catering services.
Imagine having to wait in line for tickets ad after purchasing your ticket, you also have to eat foods that are not hygiene during your trip. In a bit, I will be telling you how you can set up an account on the platform and how you can book your train tickets successfully.
IRCTC Account
In case you don’t have an account on the platform, you will need to create one before you can be able to book your tickets. Trust me this is a little sacrifice for what you are going to be getting from using the platform. To create an account;
- On your device, go to the IRCTC online portal at irctc.co.in.
- Click on the login tab at the top right corner of the page.
- Click on the register tab on the login page.
- The registration form will pop up.
- Enter your necessary details and click on the register tab at the bottom of the page.
Congratulations! You have just created your account on the platform.
How to Book Tickets on IRCTC
To book tickets on this platform,
- Go to irctc.in.
- On the page, under the book your ticket page, enter the necessary details such as ‘from’ and ‘to’.
- Enter your preferred date and other details.
- Click on find trains, select your preferred train and follow the prompt to book your tickets.
That’s all about booking a ticket on the platform.
