IRCTC has launched an application for BlackBerry smartphone to enable users to book train tickets. “The official IRCTC App can now be downloaded from BlackBerry Store on BlackBerry 10 smartphones and book train tickets using the app,” said a senior IRCTC official.

The number of tickets booked through e-ticketing system on IRCTC website has gone up many times since capacity enhancement of the portal recently. It cost about Rs 100 crore to the Railway PSU for strengthening the ticketing site.

On an average 7000 tickets are booked on the IRCTC website per minute and about 5 lakh tickets are booked daily. CRIS, the technical arm of railways, was involved in the upgrading of the IRCTC website. There are about 31 crore reserve tickets being booked in a year out of which 55 per cent tickets are sold through windows. While 37 per cent tickets are booked online, eight per cent are being booked by ticketing agents.

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a native BlackBerry 10 app and fortunately it’s very well built. IRCTC already had it’s app in Google Play Store, Windows Store and App Market. The app has lots of useful features for those who are planning to travel by rail
Features:

• Plan my travel
• Check PNR Status
• Cancellation
• Booking History
• Frequent Passenger Info
• Quick Booking
• Preferences
• Favorites
• Recent History
• Roaming Profile
• BBM Share