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Railways, Isro to join hands

Last Updated 28 May 2015, 20:27 IST

In its effort to become paperless, the Indian Railways is in talks with Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to have a GPS  linked mobile ticketing system.

The Railways are going to introduce a mobile app that will indicate the locations at which a passenger starts his journey and completes it.  The new Information Technology (IT) application will allow passengers to book and receive ticket on mobile phones.

“The GPS linked system require mapping of the area and Isro is doing that. We are in talks with Isro to develop such mobile app,” Member(Traffc), Railway Board Ajay Shukla  on Thursday. Though mapping is available on Google, the Railways is opting for Isro for the security reasons, said a railway official.

He said that the pilot project on  paperless ticketing is being tested in suburban trains in Southern Railways between Egmore and Tambaram in Chennai. Here, unreserved tickets are booked through mobile phones.

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(Published 28 May 2015, 20:27 IST)

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