The days when you needed to stay in line for hours to purchase a train ticket are long gone. Nowadays, we all benefit from the technological advancements and we are able to book tickets online, simply by using a computer or smartphone. To purchase a ticket from the Indian Railways, you need to enter this Corporation's website, register an account, and use a debit or credit card to pay for the ticket.

The registration is very easy and lasts for less than a minute. At first, you are required to come up with a username and a password. As a rule of security, it is recommended to decide on a username and password that you have never used before, and that you will never use from then on, on other websites. Do not worry, if you select a username that has been already selected by someone else, you will be notified.

After this, the IRCTC website asks for some other information from you, such as your first name, last name, date of birth, and nationality. Do not forget to provide your residential or office address too, because one of these addresses is required as the shipping address. At the end of the registration, you will be invited to subscribe to commercial promotions and special offers.

When registering an account on the IRCTC website, you are not required to provide your credit or debit card number, however, you need a card to purchase services from the Indian Railways. Therefore, if you want to be able to buy online, make sure you have a credit or debit card. Do not worry about your data confidentiality, because this website is secured, and this includes not only the protection of your personal data, but also the payment methods.

And the benefits offered by the Indian Railways website do not stop there. After purchasing a train ticket, users have the possibility of checking various information related to the ticket, such as details about the upcoming destinations, boarding points, the train number and name, and many others. This checking regards the PNR status, that tells you if your booking has been confirmed or if it is still waiting for a response.

When a person buys a train ticket, he also gets a Passenger Name Record number, that he can use any time he wants to find information on his future travel. This PNR is a 10-digit number allocated to a single passenger, for a single travel. The passenger can use this number to verify his PNR status, and stay updated to everything that happens regarding his travel.

Transport is important to all of us and requires a great amount of time from our lives. So why not make this time the best? With Indian Railways, anyone can benefit from the advances in technology and can travel throughout the entire India in comfort and style. For this, travellers only need to enter the IRCTC http://www.irctcpnr.in website, purchase a train ticket, and then check their PNR status http://www.irctcpnr.in , to see the current status of their booking, and to get updates regarding their upcoming journey.