Indian Railways has introduced and enabled the booking of unreserved tickets by way of the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) mobile app from February 1 in the Suburban location of Chennai, for the comfort of suburban passengers. According to a press release issued by Southern Railways, suburban train tickets can be booked by way of UTS mobile application only in the suburban sections of Chennai Suburban Terminus – Tiruvallur, Chennai Beach – Chengalpattu, Royapuram – Gummidipoondi as effectively as Chennai Beach – Velachery (MRTS). For the time becoming, the UTS on mobile application facility will only be out there for booking tickets in suburban train services in Chennai suburban location.
According to Southern Railways, contemplating the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the mobile ticketing facility will be out there for the public round the clock except from 06.30 AM to 09.30 AM and 04.00 PM to 07.00 PM. Also, for the time becoming, Season tickets, as effectively as Platform tickets, will not be issued by way of the mobile app. The passenger will have to commence the journey inside one hour of booking the ticket by way of the UTS mobile application. This app can be downloaded from Apple shop as effectively as Google Play shop. UTS on Mobile app provides many e-payment selections for topping up of Rail Wallet (R-Wallet). The R-Wallet can be recharged by passengers on the internet by way of the official IRCTC web page and also, at station ticket counters.
The Southern Railway zone additional stated that exclusive counters for recharge of mobile application will be opened at Suburban counters at Dr MGR Chennai Central, Chennai Beach, Chennai Egmore, Tiruvottiyur, Mambalam, Perambur, Tambaram, Avadi and at Chennai Park Town as effectively as Velachery (MRTS) in the course of non-peak hours based on requirement.
Here are some of the important positive aspects of UTS app:
While recharging on UTS app, 5 per cent money bonus will be supplied to the passenger. For each and every R-wallet recharge of Rs one hundred, tickets can be booked up to an quantity of Rs 105.
Tickets, as for the geo-fencing aspect, can be booked by way of the app in the variety of 5 kilometres to 30 metres radius of suburban stations. However, inside 30 metres closer limit to stations, bookings on UTS app will not be feasible.
For ease of booking unreserved tickets and avoiding the need to have for queuing up at ticket counters, the national transporter has requested Chennai suburban commuters to extensively use UTS Mobile App.