Most of the passengers have to face problem during vacation season in which all bus, train seats are booked and waiting list is so long and if you want to contact any travel agent for book the train ticket then he will charge extra amount from you. Due to overcome that kind of problem IRCTC starts his on-line reservation facility from which any registered user not only book his train or flight ticket but also book his room in any hotel with the help of this website. IRCTC stands for Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited. It is a Government of India Enterprises.
If you are a novice user then first you have to create your account on IRCTC website. After filling your user id and password you will be able to search, book, cancel any train, Flight or hotel booking and pay amount of this booking either by internet banking or debit card or credit card system as per your requirement but till date we don’t have COD – Cash on Delivery system payment system on this website.
At present time lot of persons love to use online shopping and they have to choose COD payment Method means when you get the delivery on your home or office address then you has to pay the amount. This payment method very popular for those persons who don’t like to make payment using debit or credit card or also not want to use or don’t have internet banking facility due to the fear of leak account detail and password Information.
So as per watching demand and popularity of COD method IRCTC collaborate with Bookmytrain and launch an app from which any registered user easily get his train journey ticket on his office or home address and then use COD method for payment. You know very well any user book his train ticket before 60 days with the help of IRCTC website, but if you want to use Bookmytrain app to book your ticket then you have to start booking before 5 days of journey date.
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As per Co-Founder of Book Mytrain App’s Mr. Anuraj Vajpay this facility is currently available in 200 cites but it is currently available in few main cites only like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Pilani, Udaipur, Jaislmer, Bikaner, Alwer and Ajmer in Rajasthan state and recently this app facility will be available for other cites very soon. If you already have past experience to book your ticket on www.irctc.co.in website then you know very well how to book your train ticket and what is the procedure for online payment on this website.
You have to download and install Bookmytrain app for Windows, Android, iPhone, BlackBerry Smartphones either from Google play store or from IRCTC website.
First you have to install “Bookmytrain” app on your windows, iPhone or Android Smartphone from Google Play Store, Games store or Apple store, Windows Phone Apps or Games Store then you have to register yourself after that any user will be able to get the journey ticket on his home or office address any pay the reservation charge on cash on delivery method, but for this system user have to pay few extra nominal amount for different class tickets. Users have to pay extra service charge for different class of train like for sleeper class ticket you have to pay Rs. 40 and for other class you have to pay Rs. 60.
Steps for Online train ticket booking using COD method:
Step 1: Open the official website
Step 2: If you already registered user on this website then click on the Login button and type your registered email id and password to open your account on this website otherwise you have to click on the Register button to create new user account.
Note: If you have an account on IRCTC and use this website first time then you have to click on Already an IRCTC User option and fill your IRCTC username, Mobile No. and Email ID then click on the Register button > Now, fill OTP mobile and email password for successful registration.
But if you don’t have any account on IRCTC website then you have to click on the New User button and fill all required information then click on the Register button. After successfully create new account on website fill your registered email id and password to open your account.
Step 3: After open your account on this website you will get few options on the home page of this website.
Buy A Ticket: You will be able to book any ticket by clicking on this option,
Booking History: You will be able to view, print or cancel any booked ticket by clicking on this option.
User Profile: If you want to change your user profile information like mobile number, password, address then click on this option.
Refund: If you cancelled any ticket and now you want to view status of refund amount of cancelled ticket then click on this option.
Step 4: To book your ticket click on the Buy a Ticket option and set your source, destination station and also set your journey date then click on the search trains button. This will show General, Ladies and Tatkal quota select any class in which you want to view seat availability and also book your ticket then click on the Book Now button. Finally, click on the Continue button.
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I hope you like this article enjoy BookMyTrain App and use cash on delivery method for payment your online train ticket reservation. Already this app is downloaded by the different users and they gives above 4 points out of 5 as per watching performance of this app. I hope you also like to use this app on your Smartphone. Thanks to all.