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The Indian Railways has started displaying reserved charts online to allow passengers to check the status of seats while booking a particular train. The user-friendly interface will give graphical representation of the train coaches and berth-wise accommodation status on the IRCTC website and IRCTC app.
The system is now available on all trains across the railway network.
Just like booking a ticket in an airline, the website of the Indian Railways will show the seating layout with different colours to show the seats that are booked, vacant and partially booked.
The system displays coach layout of nine classes used in the reserved trains of the Indian Railways, and more than 120 different coach layout have been incorporated.
If the second chart is also prepared, then the option to view the details of vacant berth available at the time of second chart will also be displayed. The second chart is prepared about 30 minutes prior to the departure of the train to accommodate the information of current reservations and cancellations done after the first chart.
Both the charts will get updated for every charting location as the train heads towards its destination.
“In the next 20 days, the facility will be available for Shatabdi and Rajdhani passengers at originating station even after the train has departed the station,” Girish Pillai, Member of the Traffic, Railway Board, said.
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