Can we buy platform ticket?
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Can we buy platform ticket?
One platform ticket for one person only. A person having a railway ticket for a train on the same day is not required to have a platform ticket. The platform ticket can be bought at any ticket reservation booth in the railway station.
How much does a platform ticket cost?
The Indian Railways on Thursday reduced the prices of platform tickets to the pre-Covid era rates. The tickets will now be available for Rs 10 as before. The prices were earlier increased to Rs 30 with an aim of decongesting railway stations to contain the transmission of the virus.
Are platform tickets free?
The sale of platform tickets was suspended to avoid overcrowding at railway stations in view of the COVID-19 crisis. The announcement was made by Northern Railways General Manager Ashutosh Gangal. However, the price has been enhanced to Rs 30 per platform ticket in order to prevent unnecessary crowding at the stations.
How can I get my platform number from ticket?
How to check platform number of a train?
- Click on `Platform Locator` button on Zoop Website,
- Type your train number or name in the box displayed,
- A new page will open to show platform number of the train on every station.
Is platform ticket available offline?
You can buy a platform ticket online but at some limited station. UTS application is introduced by IRCTC which allows visitors to buy platform tickets online. The initiative is taken to reduce the paper usage and to cut down the long queues of visitors striving to get platform tickets offline.
How long is the platform ticket valid?
two hours
While the validity of a platform ticket is two hours, it is three hours for passenger tickets. SWR officials said they will crackdown against those buying passenger train tickets to enter railway platforms.
Is it necessary to buy platform ticket?
A person having a railway ticket for a train on the same day is not required to have a platform ticket. The platform ticket can be bought on any ticket reservation booth in the railway station. If caught without a platform ticket if the person is not a traveller, he/she may be fined anywhere from ₹ 250 to 270.
Is railway platform ticket available offline?
What is a platform ticket in Indian Railways?
A platform ticket is issued by the Indian railways that grant the passengers with access to platforms of the railway stations. The people with passenger tickets can roam freely with their family and friends on the railway platforms but cannot board or access any of the train services.
How can I buy online platform tickets?
You can buy online platform ticket by using the UTS app developed by CRIS. The app is available for download via Google Play, App Store and Windows. For using the UTS app, the smartphone should be GPS enabled and should have a good GPRS connectivity.
How can I book an online train ticket in India?
A: Online train tickets in India can be booked by logging into the IRCTC (a subsidiary of the Indian Railways) website directly or by seeking help from licensed IRCTC agents. Users have to select the source and destination stations, select a train, check for train ticket availability,…
How to buy platform tickets at KSR Railway Station?
Now passengers can purchase platform tickets at the KSR railway station without stepping into the booking office anymore. For, the Indian Railway station development corporation has now put up two new kiosks, one each at the Platform One and Platform Eight entries, exclusively for platform tickets.