IRCTC launches Bus Ticketing Facility, Includes All Buses
The IRCTC has launched Bus ticketing facility for the passengers. It includes private and state government buses.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary company of the Indian Railways has launched the facility of bus ticketing after train and flight bookings. The passengers can now book their tickets through IRCTC’s rail connect app. The buses will be operated to different destinations in 22 states and 3 union territories. Any kind of additional fee will not be charged by the corporation from the passenger for this.
On Monday, the Indian Railways had a long trial run before the bus ticketing facility became fully operational. As per the IRCTC, the operators will include both private and state government buses. The trial of the new facility was initiated several months ago. During the trial run, around 2000 to 2500 passengers were booking bus tickets every day through the IRCTC Rail Connect app. On Monday, the service is fully launched by the IRCTC for all the passengers after the successful trial.
The passengers, wanting to travel by bus, can visit the website https://www.bus.irctc.co.in/home and book the tickets to their destination. The buses will be operated in almost all the states across the country.
As reported by News18, "about 50,000 bus operators across the country have associated with IRCTC to work with the corporation. They will operate buses to different destinations in 22 states and 3 union territories. The IRCTC will not be charging any additional fee for booking bus tickets."
