TTEs aboard premium trains to get hand-held devices to facilitate ticket booking

SOON Ticket Checkers on the Central and Western railways’ long distance premium trains will be provided with Hand Held Terminal (HHT) devices to upload vacant and occupied berth availability on real time basis and allow passengers on coming stations to book reserved tickets even if the train has departed or chart is prepared.

The HHT devices will help Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) or train conductors to check the reserved coaches, allot the vacant berths and transmit information on available berths to the subsequent stations for booking.

The details on berth availability can also be viewed on the PRS terminal as well as on indianrail.gov.in.