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IRCTC SMS on par with electronic reservation slip
Next time when you board a train, do not carry a printout of the ticket with you. Railways has decided to permit the IRCTC SMS, sent to you during booking of tickets through internet, as an instrument on par with the Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS).
This has come into effect from February 1. Earlier, the Railways had decided to treat the screen shot of the e-ticket displayed through laptops/palmtops/mobile phones referred to as virtual reservation Message (VRM) and the Mobile Reservation Message (MRM) for tickets booked on mobile phones combined with valid photo-id in original, as an instrument on par with the ERS.
Now the SMS sent by IRCTC will also be accepted. The SMS will also have to be displayed during the course of On-board/Off-board checking. If the passenger fails to produce/display this SMS due to any eventuality (loss, discharged mobile/laptop etc) but has the prescribed proof of identity, a penalty of `50 per ticket as applicable to such cases will be levied.
Next time when you board a train, do not carry a printout of the ticket with you. Railways has decided to permit the IRCTC SMS, sent to you during booking of tickets through internet, as an instrument on par with the Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS).
This has come into effect from February 1. Earlier, the Railways had decided to treat the screen shot of the e-ticket displayed through laptops/palmtops/mobile phones referred to as virtual reservation Message (VRM) and the Mobile Reservation Message (MRM) for tickets booked on mobile phones combined with valid photo-id in original, as an instrument on par with the ERS.
Now the SMS sent by IRCTC will also be accepted. The SMS will also have to be displayed during the course of On-board/Off-board checking. If the passenger fails to produce/display this SMS due to any eventuality (loss, discharged mobile/laptop etc) but has the prescribed proof of identity, a penalty of `50 per ticket as applicable to such cases will be levied.
