South Western Railway Pilots Sale Of Platform Tickets Via Mobile

The South Western Railway is experimenting with selling platform tickets via SMS, reports DNA. Customers have to SMS ‘PFT’ to 3939 (for BSNL) or 6469 (for Airtel). They’ll receive a five digit pin which they have to enter to receive a platform ticket via a vending machine at the station. The railways will collect Rs.4 from the operator, though the story doesn’t mention how much it will cost the user.
Well, this could be a precursor to other such services being launched, though I don’t see this being much of a success. How many people in India actually buy platform tickets, anyway?

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