Unreserved tickets via UTS app in Salem railway division from today

The mobile application named “UTS” app (also called UTSONMOBILE app) to be launched in the division on Saturday will enable rail passengers to buy unreserved train tickets, season tickets and platform tickets from their mobiles. It will be available in both Google play store and Apple Store for download, said a spokesperson of the Salem Railway Division. 

Transactions in this GPS based application can be made using ‘R-Wallet,’ Railway’s own exclusive e-payment wallet that can be used without any additional charges. 

This R-Wallet can be topped up in any booking office counter or online through IRCTC’s website www.irctc.co.in. After successful implementation of the facility to passengers in Chennai, this ambitious project of promoting paperless unreserved ticketing is being extended to other divisions. 

Tickets can be booked from places up to 5 km from a particular railway station and they can be downloaded in mobiles. No printout will be needed while travelling. Also the ticket cannot be transferred from one mobile to another in any mode including SMS. This Mobile App based tickets cannot be booked inside railway premises including platforms and trains, as a facility called ‘geo-fencing’ has been used to prevent ticketless travelers booking tickets at the sight of ticket checking staff. 

Round-the-clock help desks have been set up in major stations of Salem Division.