Residents of Mumbai, in the Western part of India, now have the reason to smile after a new mobile app was introduced to make easy their railway ticketing services. The app is designed in a manner that mobile users can easily book for commuter tickets. This is seen as one of the major developments in the transport sectors not only in Mumbai and the surrounding, but across India as well.
The mobile ticketing service that was launched not so long ago will benefit commuters in the western railway services, particularly between Churchgate and Dahanu. Officials behind this development and those in the transport sector of India have already applauded the move to make payment of rail transport easier than it was before.
India has been one of the countries that have been lagging behind in the mobile technology industry. However, for the last couple of years major developments have been registered including the lately launched mobile railway ticketing app. It is believed that more developments in that line will show up in due course. So many mobile companies have invested heavily in the Indian economy and this is why a number of developments in this line have shown up immensely.
Android and Windows mobile gadgets are the first to incorporate the ticketing app. The developers of this app have confirmed that there was need to first focus on Android and Windows phones since they are in plenty in India. However, the developers further confirmed that the app will also be introduced for other Mobile OS including iOS. This will however be achieved as time passes. The aim of developing this app was to ensure that mobile gadgets are utilised even better and that technology in India is upheld.
So far, a number of Mumbai residents have made use of the app and they have already confirmed how easy things are. Unlike in the past, residents here will no longer have to queue at railway stations since everything can be done through their mobile gadgets. The use of mobile money has also played a major role in fueling the development of mobile ticketing services.
Payment will be done through R-Wallet services in order to book any unreserved tickets in a railway station. The process is done in a matter of minutes for you to reserve your ticket. It is just a matter of defining your preferred time of travel and book the available tickets from any place of your choice.