Book IRCTC Railway Tickets using SMS
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Tired of Long Queues on Railway stations and Server problems online ? Come on, Let's get rid of Internet and still book Railway tickets on SMS. - Yes You heard it right. on SMS !
Indian Railways has taken a step ahead for the reservation system and made it more easier to book the tickets using Mobile with just SMS or USSD
Note : This service will be active from 1st July, 2013
There are basically two ways :
1. SMS : By Sending a Text SMS
2. USSD : Interactive Menu based Selection
SMS Based Booking :
There are three providers for the SMS Based Railway ticket booking.
Bharat BPO
Frequency Weekly
Pyro Group
Bharat BPO :
STEP 1:
An sms to be sent to --- (Number Coming soon) from your registered mobile (both at Bank
and IRCTC)
SMS Format to be used:
BOOK <TrainNo> <FromCity> <ToCity> <TravelDate(DDMM)> <Class> <Passenger1-
Name> <Age> <Gender> <Passenger2-Name> <Age> <Gender> (upto 6 passengers)
For example : BOOK 12011 NDLS CDG 1404 CC Rakesh 55 M Sarita 53 F
If the format sent is valid, you would receive a message from .The message would carry
the following unique parameters.
• Transaction ID,Ticket Amount, Service Charge, Total Amount payable, Seat Availability
For example:
TID: 2501368 Ticket Amount: 900 Service Charges: 20 Seat: AVAILABLE- 0228
STEP 2: On receipt of the above parameters, SMS to be sent for payment of the ticket.
PAY <Transaction ID as received> <IMPS is the mode of payment)> <Your MMID as
received from the bank> <OTP is your one time password received for this
transaction> <IRCTCUserID>
For Example: PAY 2501368 IMPS 123456 7897 Rakesh
Message received on successful booking of the ticket
Congrates!! Your ticket booked successfully. PNR is: 2345678901 Ticket No:
:0672261674 Booking Status: Rakesh CONFIRM C1 76 WS Sarita CONFIRM C1 77 Ticket
Amt: 900 SC: 20 Src: New delhi Dst: Chandigarh Date of Journey: 14/04/2013 Sch Dep
07:40 hrs
STEP 1:
An sms to be sent to --- (Number Coming soon) from your registered mobile (both at Bank
and IRCTC)
SMS Format to be used:
BOOK <TrainNo> <FromCity> <ToCity> <TravelDate(DDMM)> <Class> <Passenger1-
Name> <Age> <Gender> <Passenger2-Name> <Age> <Gender> (upto 6 passengers)
For example : BOOK 12011 NDLS CDG 1404 CC Rakesh 55 M Sarita 53 F
If the format sent is valid, you would receive a message from .The message would carry
the following unique parameters.
• Transaction ID,Ticket Amount, Service Charge, Total Amount payable, Seat Availability
For example:
TID: 2501368 Ticket Amount: 900 Service Charges: 20 Seat: AVAILABLE- 0228
STEP 2: On receipt of the above parameters, SMS to be sent for payment of the ticket.
PAY <Transaction ID as received> <IMPS is the mode of payment)> <Your MMID as
received from the bank> <OTP is your one time password received for this
transaction> <IRCTCUserID>
For Example: PAY 2501368 IMPS 123456 7897 Rakesh
Message received on successful booking of the ticket
Congrates!! Your ticket booked successfully. PNR is: 2345678901 Ticket No:
:0672261674 Booking Status: Rakesh CONFIRM C1 76 WS Sarita CONFIRM C1 77 Ticket
Amt: 900 SC: 20 Src: New delhi Dst: Chandigarh Date of Journey: 14/04/2013 Sch Dep
07:40 hrs
Frequency Weekly
Send START IRCTC_User_Id to (number coming shortly) authenticate the user for the first
time in the system and to receive the SMS booking format in response to this message
START myirctcid009
SMS response for the above example will be:
Send booking SMS as :
BOOK FrmStnCode,ToStnCode,DDMMYY,TrnNo,Class,PsngrName1,Age1,M/F,PsngrName2,Age
2,M/F,PsngrName3,Age3,M/F,PsngrName4,Age4,M/F
For example: BOOK NDLS,ALD,280313,12418,SL,varun,23,m,ezaz,23,m,priyanka,24,f,sukhbir,25,m
SMS response for the above example will be:
"Availability details are TxnID: 92224487261426141055, Fare:277
(Incl.ISC:Rs10,ASC:Rs10,PG:Rs10) Avail: AVAILABLE-0529.
Please send SMS PAY 92224487261426141055,IMPS/MPAY to book ticket.
PAY TransactionID,<IMPS> or <MPAY>
The user can pay either through IMPS or through mWallet
For example: PAY 92224487261426141055,MPAY
SMS response for the above example will be:
Booking successful. PNR: 5612345567, TRAIN: 12418, DOJ: 28/03/2013 Dep.Time: 22:30
NDLS to ALD, VARUN Confirm S6 0035, EZAZ Confirm S6 0036, PRIYANKA Confirm S6
0037, SUKHBIR Confirm S6 0038
Send START IRCTC_User_Id to (number coming shortly) authenticate the user for the first
time in the system and to receive the SMS booking format in response to this message
START myirctcid009
SMS response for the above example will be:
Send booking SMS as :
BOOK FrmStnCode,ToStnCode,DDMMYY,TrnNo,Class,PsngrName1,Age1,M/F,PsngrName2,Age
2,M/F,PsngrName3,Age3,M/F,PsngrName4,Age4,M/F
For example: BOOK NDLS,ALD,280313,12418,SL,varun,23,m,ezaz,23,m,priyanka,24,f,sukhbir,25,m
SMS response for the above example will be:
"Availability details are TxnID: 92224487261426141055, Fare:277
(Incl.ISC:Rs10,ASC:Rs10,PG:Rs10) Avail: AVAILABLE-0529.
Please send SMS PAY 92224487261426141055,IMPS/MPAY to book ticket.
PAY TransactionID,<IMPS> or <MPAY>
The user can pay either through IMPS or through mWallet
For example: PAY 92224487261426141055,MPAY
SMS response for the above example will be:
Booking successful. PNR: 5612345567, TRAIN: 12418, DOJ: 28/03/2013 Dep.Time: 22:30
NDLS to ALD, VARUN Confirm S6 0035, EZAZ Confirm S6 0036, PRIYANKA Confirm S6
0037, SUKHBIR Confirm S6 0038
Pyro Group
This is applicable only for BSNL Sim for Java Phones with Andhra Bank Prepaid Card
1. Click BSNLPrepaidCard.jad to initiate the installation
2. Select the Register option in the application menu to
get the mPIN
This is applicable only for BSNL Sim for Java Phones with Andhra Bank Prepaid Card
1. Click BSNLPrepaidCard.jad to initiate the installation
2. Select the Register option in the application menu to
get the mPIN
USSD based Booking :
SMS Services are currently offered by:- Airtel Money
Step 1 : Dial designated number, you shall receive a Menu Based Screen dialling.
Step 2 : Select 'book tickets' option, select 'reservation' (user is prompted to enter his IRCTC user ID once only), enter details (date of journey, station, train no, class, etc)
Step 3 : Enter mPIN for authorizing payment through mobile wallet
Note : All the details are provided by IRCTC
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New Year Quotes Messages SMS
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Have a happy new year and new start full of joy.
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Lets welcome the year which is fresh and new,Lets cherish each moment it beholds, Lets celebrate this blissful Newyear.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.
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The merry year is born
Like the bright berry from the naked thorn.
Of all sound of all bells... most solemn and
touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.
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The Amazing Memories of School Days
Few things which every single person misses and wants it to get back is, 'Childhood' and the 'School days'. In the most busy life, just a small incident or memory of those days bring a random smile on the face and it feels so good.
Here is one of the SMS Forwards which I got and I love to share this.
"Once choosing the colour of a sketch pen was a tough task.
Occupying the window seat in the school bus was called obsession.
Getting a toffee as a birthday treat from a friend made our day.
Being the first one to finish copying from the blackboard was the ultimate moment of pride.
Hiding the answers from a bench partner during exams was not called selfishness.
When homework was the only torture & finished it soon,so could get some extra time to play.
Early to bed, early to rise was life’s mantra, but how we loved sleeping late and having some extra TV time!
Owning a cycle was like owning everything.
To look good was only to use a neat comb.
We didn’t need FB or a phone to keep in touch!
We thought all elders are ideal, when Daddy was the only hero and Mom was the only Best friend.”
So what they say is right."
“Everybody dies twice. Once when their childhood ends.”
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Send Free SMS From Gmail
Now send Free SMS world wide from Gmail, get instant replies and chat using mobile phone only.
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Today, when I logged into my gmail, a pop up appeared which was quite interesting, "Send Free SMS to Mobile phones"
The SMS which gmail sends to your friend, its sent from a 10 digit mobile number, to which, user can reply easily for Free (if SMS pack is activated)
How to Send SMS
- Open Gmail and Login
- In the Left side chat list, Type the mobile number of your friend and save it.
- Now, Select the Send SMS option and type the message and hit enter
SMS Credit System (Free)
SMS credit is an allocation of SMS (text messages) that you're able to send to a mobile phone:
- Initially, you're granted a credit of 50 messages.
- Every time you send a message, your credit decreases by 1.
- Every time you receive an SMS message in Chat (for example when a phone user replies to one of your messages) your credit increases by 5, up to a maximum of 50.
Supported Mobile Operators
The Mobile operators which are supported by google as of now in India are :
Aircel
IDEALoop Mobile
MTS
Reliance
Tata DoCoMo
Tata indicom
Vodafone (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Gujarat, A.P, Bihar, W.B. & A & N, Assam, N.E.)
You can check the list of supported operators world wide here
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The SMS Limit raised to 200 per SIM
After the TRAI imposed an SMS cap of 100 SMS per Day for each SIM to stop persky sms, the TRAI has turned up again to make sms lovers' cheer !
The SMS Cap will be increased to daily 200 sms per SIM effective from Midnight of 1st November,2011
Sources says that the representatives from Mobile operator companies had applied request to TRAI authorities to increase the sms cap limit
External Links for this : Economic Times | India Times
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Free Facebook Birthday Reminder via SMS
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Due to the NEW DND Rules, this service is Stopped
Birthday is one of the Most Awaited day in everyone's Life. Each friend of your's expect you to wish them, but what happens when you forget when,either you're busy or you're not aware of their birthdays ?
That makes an weird situation.
From last few years, Facebook has played a major role in Remembering your friends birthdays :)
But what, when you cannot log on for few days and some of the important birthday's are missed out ?
SMS TORTA is an Facebook 3rd Party application which reminds you, of your Facebook Friends birthdays on your Mobile via SMS and that too FREE. Once you activate it, you will start getting the birthday updates at Midnight 12 AM.
Steps to Get Started
Step 1: Go to the SMS TORTA Application and Allow the Access
Step 2: Put your Mobile Number (Without +91 or 0 ) Ex: 9980199801
and Press on 'Register Me'
Step 3: You'l get a Popup saying you to visit the application every month. once you visit the application, you'r newly added friends will be added into SMS TORTA Database. Just Press OK
Step 4: You're done. Now, Reminding is SMS Torta's Job and Wishing is Your's :)
Note: Currently,This Service is Limited to Indian Subscribers only.
To Unsubscribe from this Application, Remove this App from your Account by going to Privacy Settings on Facebook account
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Update Facebook & Twitter simultaneously FREE with SMS
Today, when Social Networking has become a part of our daily needs, we need to be connected with it Always, but due to lack of GPRS enabled handsets, many of us really cannot catch all the updates and none of us can be 24*7 Online (Geeks, I Oblige : D )
But, I'm quite sure, everyone has National Free SMS on your cellphones.so, why not use just an SMS to keep connected with these social networking sites ?
Note: You'l be charged a National SMS charge, so better get a Free SMS Plan and Play Safe :)
So, here I'm up with an Amazing Trick to Stay connected with Facebook & Twitter just with an SMS
- Updating Only Twitter with SMS
- Updating Only Facebook with SMS
- Updating Both with Single SMS
1. Updating only Twitter with SMS
The Indian Website named smstweet.in enables you to Update your Twitter updates just with sms.
Go to SMSTWEET, Follow the Steps given on homepage and Register.
Once you register, you'l be able to Tweet directly from your mobile via SMS
For Example :
TWT This is my First tweet from SMS (Send to 09243-000-111)
Don't Forget the Tag 'TWT' above
Apart from Tweeting, You can do some more things by sms. Check Here
Note: Save the Number '09243000111' in your mobile contacts (as Twitter)
2. Updating only Facebook with SMS
Facebook allows you to stay connected with it just with an SMS.
In order to start using facebook with sms, you gotta connect your Mobile with your Facebook account.
Go to Facebook Mobile and Register your mobile there.
Updating Facebook with sms is a Very Easy task.
Just type your Update and send it to 09232232665
For Example:
This is my First Update from SMS (to 09232232665)
Note: Save the Number '09232232665' in your Mobile Contacts (As Facebook)
3. Updating both Facebook and Twitter Simultaneously with SMS
Now, to Enable the Simultaneous update between Facebook and Twitter, you need to connect your facebook and twitter accounts.
CLICK HERE and Connect your both accounts (Facebook and Twitter)
Once they're connected,
Go to Step 1, and Register on SMSTWEET
Now, You're Done : )
Your Updates on Twitter will also update your Facebook Update Automatically
TWT This is my First tweet from SMS (Send to 09243-000-111)
Note : Vice Versa is not Possible. If you update Facebook, Twitter will not get updated
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