NEW DELHI: Passengers anticipating the arrival in their trains at halt stations alongside the path will now get SMS prolong indicators if their educate is greater than an hour late, the Railways said on Wednesday, extending the service to hide 1,104 more trains.
The service used to be started for 102 top class trains on November three ultimate yr and used to be extended to 157 more trains later. It used to be restricted to other folks boarding at the departure station best.
Now, travellers boarding at halt stations all alongside the path will also obtain indicators.
"Passengers at halt stations too can now anticipate when the train will arrive at their destination, making planning travel much easier," said a senior authentic of the Railway Board.
These 1,104 trains include 1,082 superfast trains and 22 Humsafar trains.
Launched in November 2017, the Railways despatched out over 33 lakh SMSs to passengers between November three and December 7 ultimate yr.
The gadget has additionally helped the nationwide transporter decongest platforms. The service is sent every hour and shall be to be had for passengers on board in addition to on roadside, officers said.
Under this service advanced by means of the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), passengers have to mention their mobile numbers on the reservation slips to avail the ability.
The SMS service is a free-of-cost service.
The service used to be started for 102 top class trains on November three ultimate yr and used to be extended to 157 more trains later. It used to be restricted to other folks boarding at the departure station best.
Now, travellers boarding at halt stations all alongside the path will also obtain indicators.
"Passengers at halt stations too can now anticipate when the train will arrive at their destination, making planning travel much easier," said a senior authentic of the Railway Board.
These 1,104 trains include 1,082 superfast trains and 22 Humsafar trains.
Launched in November 2017, the Railways despatched out over 33 lakh SMSs to passengers between November three and December 7 ultimate yr.
The gadget has additionally helped the nationwide transporter decongest platforms. The service is sent every hour and shall be to be had for passengers on board in addition to on roadside, officers said.
Under this service advanced by means of the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), passengers have to mention their mobile numbers on the reservation slips to avail the ability.
The SMS service is a free-of-cost service.
Now get SMS delay alerts at halt stations; service extended to 1,104 more trains
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