IRCTC launches application for Windows Phone and Windows 8
devices for e-ticketing
New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and
Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Thrusday launched a new application for Windows
Phone and Windows 8 devices to facilitate the users with a new channel of
booking e-tickets tickets in addition to the existing portal.
The new IRCTC App, developed in collaboration with
Microsoft, is expected to enhance access to its existing e-ticket portal.
"With this alternative channel of booking, the
passengers will have an additional convenience and better experience of booking
e-ticket," said Rakesh Tandon, CMD of IRCTC after the launch of the App.
The App has been made available exclusively for Windows
devices.
The users of Windows Phone, Windows 8 Desktop, Tablet,
laptops can download this application free of cost as per their requirement
from the Windows Phone Store and Windows Store respectively.
"We are excited to make the IRCTC App available
exclusively on the Windows platform. We are committed to bring exciting and new
experience to your Windows devices and will continue to create many such
firsts," said Joseph Landes, General Manager of Microsoft Corporation.
Using this new App one can plan a trip, make railway
reservations, check the PNR status and perform all the tasks already available
on the IRCTC web site.
The service, however, will not be available between 8 AM and
12 AM and 11.30 PM and 12.30 AM as per the existing Railway guidelines.
Tandon said, "We feel the App is ideal for the modern
consumer who is always on the move. Windows is the most trusted and widely used
platform and offers the requisite security required while handling vast amounts
of personal and financial user data."
