| Every Indian can proudly say that the Indian railway is | | | | Now one can easily plan the journey comfortably as |
| the worlds second largest railway system. If going by | | | | the process is efficient and fast with being easy to |
| figures it covers, 6853 stations and 63028 kilometers | | | | access. Reservations can be made through the Indian |
| of track distance, carrying a load of 37840 | | | | railways site or at the ample reservation centers all |
| passengers and around 500 tons of freight annually. | | | | over the country. Also now there are authorized |
| With this huge magnitude our railway system faced a | | | | agencies which provide reservation facility on behalf of |
| problem of a complete and fast reservation system, | | | | India railways and without waiting in long line one can |
| which has been started as PRS (Passenger | | | | easily book a ticket. The booking is done through an |
| reservation system) in 1985 and was formed around | | | | E-Ticket issue which have a PNR number of which |
| the objective of providing reserved reservation to the | | | | one has to take a print and just have to show at the |
| train travelers. Even after a lot of pilots done for this | | | | station. |
| system it fell short of the expectations as it was not | | | | It not only reservation but cancellation can also be |
| automated and hence efficient. | | | | done through this system at ease and one can use a |
| Due to the efforts put in this direction now reserved | | | | credit card to complete the process. |
| ticketing for anywhere in India is possible through a | | | | This being a big step in terms of improvement in the |
| network of booking terminals and Interactive Voice | | | | railway system it is widely accepted across the |
| response systems on telephone, or touch screens or | | | | country. |
| passenger operated enquiry terminals. | | | | |