Trains are the most popular means of transport in India and Indian railway website is the busiest website in the Indian Internet town. They get thousands of hits in a day and millions of users per month. From ticket reservation to confirmation, checking seat availability and train schedule or buying online ticket, the official Indian railway website is one of the busiest website that has been focusing on connecting digital world to the real world thereby making people’s journey more convenient . Thankfully, there are some non- official website that consistently working on reducing load on the main server of Indian railway website by providing online support.
I go through various non- official websites that provide online support to passengers. But I come up with a website that will defiantly help you finding an answer to your question within 5-10 minutes( when forum moderators/administrators/members are online, luckily you can find people online anytime) .
Indianrailinfo is the website that is really better than any other unofficial Indian railway website for providing online support . You might be thinking of the features that made this website better. Key features that the website provide to the people willing to travel by trains :
Simple Interface
Website provide a simple interface to users. No need to sign up, just connect to the website with Google’s Friend Connect.
Auto suggestion
The website automatically suggest you the train you are looking for. You only need to enter few alphabets of the location name.
Checking PNR status
The facility of checking PNR status is also available on the website.
Categories
The site has featured almost all the categories of trains available in India that include trains such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Janshatabdi, Gareeb rath, Delhi Parikarma and even Toy trains. You can check seat availability any time for any train.
Check ticket fares is super easy
One of the most prominent feature of the website is that you can check fares for different classes simultaneously with a single click.
News Updates
The website also has a news aggregator that collect headlines related to trains in India and make you stay updated .
Forum for support
A forum available on the website has been consistently helping people in choosing the right train and providing answers to the train related enquiries.
Track your Train on Map
You can also track train on Google map running between any two station. According to admin ( whom I talked ) the stats are taken from some other website and their team has been working on providing live status for trains.
Language no barrier
The website available in two versions : English Version ( indiarailinfo.com ) and Hindi Version ( hindi.indiarailinfo.com). Moreover you can ask question in the forum either in Hindi or English language.
Live chat
Site also provide live chat feature. You can directly ask any member of forum regarding trains issues. Website has embedded Google talk Chatback badge that enable you to directly chat with website administrators and authorized IRCTC agents.
If train not found
If any train missing from the website database then you can add it yourself or you can inform to website moderator and administrators.
No pop ups and JavaScript’s ads
The website is completing ad free. Absence of disturbing pop up ads and other JavaScript’s ads make the website load faster.
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