Wi-Fi Facility at Seven Railway Stations

At present, the Wi-Fi facility has been provided at 7 Railway Stations namely Bengaluru, New Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Agra Cantt., Varanasi and Secunderabad. The internet access is provided free to the users for first 30 minutes. For usage beyond that, it is priced at Rs.25 for 30 minutes and Rs.35 for 1 Hour and is valid through 24 hours.

Such facility is proposed to be provided to all ‘A1’ & ‘A’ category stations (Total 75+332 = 407 stations).

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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Clarification Regarding Fake Advertisements for Mass Recruitment of Constables in Railways

It has been noticed by Railways that some websites are showing advertisement regarding recruitment of 17000 Constables in Railway Protection Force/Railway Protection Special Force (RPF/RPSF). The Ministry of Railways here issues following clarification in this regard:- 

“Some websites are advertising regarding mass recruitment of constables in Railway Protection Force.  In this connection, it is clarified that neither such an advertisement has been issued nor being processed from the Railways. Therefore, it is advised that such advertisements are fictitious and must be ignored.

The only advertisement under process is for recruitment of 1599 lady constables in RPF/RPSF which will be notified in employment news, national dailies and in official website of Railways i.e www.indianrailways.gov.in in due course.”

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Railways’ Cash-on-Delivery Service for E-Tickets

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways, has launched Cash on Delivery (CoD) service for e-tickets w.e.f. 01.01.2015 on pilot basis. The salient features of the scheme are as under:

                Under this scheme, the customer books the tickets online through the following channels and opts for Cash on Delivery service or may make online payment:

                                                        i.            www.bookmytrain.com

                                                      ii.            Bookmytrain App on Android platform.

                                                    iii.            Bookmytrain App on Windows platform.

                                                    iv.            Bookmytrain App on BlackBerry platform.

                                                      v.            Bookmytrain App on iOS platform.

               The customer can book tickets up to five days prior to commencement of journey.

          Introduction of the scheme for facilitating the passengers and its proliferation based on feedback is a continuous and ongoing process.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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