India / Railways started great service now you can buy tickets without waiting in line

New Delhi: Crores of people travel daily by Indian Railways. There are total 12,167 passenger trains in India. Let us tell, 23 million passengers travel by train daily in the country, this number is equal to the entire population of a country like Australia. If you have traveled by train, then you must have seen that often one has to stand in long queues to get tickets at stations. In such a situation, now Indian Railways has started a special service, under which you will no longer have to stand in long lines at the ticket counter to buy platform tickets or general tickets at railway stations. Let us tell you about it.

IRCTC started service with Paytm

IRCTC has facilitated digital ticketing in association with digital payment provider Paytm. Passengers will be able to buy tickets through Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM). This is the first time that Indian Railways is providing an option to pay digitally for ticket services through UPI on ATVMs to promote cashless among railway passengers. It has already gone live on all ATVM machines at railway stations in India.

You will be able to buy tickets by scanning the QR code

Let us tell you that ATVMs installed at railway stations are touch-screen based ticketing kiosks, through which passengers can take tickets by making digital payment without smart card. Passengers will be able to buy general tickets and platform tickets by scanning the QR code generated on the screen. Apart from this, you will be able to renew your seasonal tickets and can also recharge smart cards. Paytm offers different payment options to the passengers, which include Paytm UPI, Paytm Wallet, Paytm Postpaid (Buy Now, Pay Later), Net Banking, Credit Card and Debit Card.

You can book tickets like this

- Select route for ticket booking on ATVM located at nearest railway station or enter smart card number for recharge.

Select Paytm as payment option.

- Scan the QR code to complete the transaction easily.

Based on the selection, a physical ticket will be generated or smart card will be recharged.