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IRCTC Latest News: Now You Can Easily Recharge Smart Cards To Get Unreserved Train Tickets | Check Here How

IRCTC Latest News Today: Interestingly, the rail passengers who possess smart cards for purchasing Unreserved Tickets and Platform Tickets can now recharge them online by registering on ‘UTSonmobile’ web portal.

Published: August 11, 2021 10:03 PM IST

By India.com Business Desk | Edited by Manmath Nayak

Train services on the Yesvantpur-Tumakuru line in Bengaluru were halted after a transmission line snapped.
Train services on the Yesvantpur-Tumakuru line in Bengaluru were halted after a transmission line snapped.

IRCTC Latest News: Passengers who want to avoid long queues at railway stations to get unreserved train tickets, here is a smart formula for them. They need to purchase a smart card from the station. Moreover, the Indian Railways has enabled a facility where rail passengers can purchase unreserved train tickets through Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) at railway stations without standing in long queues.

Interestingly, the rail passengers who possess smart cards for purchasing Unreserved Tickets and Platform Tickets can now recharge them online by registering on ‘UTSonmobile’ web portal.

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The Railways also said that the smart card will also help passengers avoid crowding of the passengers at the station booking counters, particularly during these coronavirus pandemic times.

Earlier, when money in the smart cards used to get exhausted, rail passengers used to visit the booking counters at railway stations for recharging them. But now the train passengers can recharge their smart card with the help of online mechanism and avoid standing in queues at the railway station booking counter.

How to recharge railway smart card online:

  1. The rail passenger needs to register on the website www.utsonmobile.indianrail.gov.in.
  2. Click on the option of “Smart Card Recharge” in the menu.4
  3. Payment can be done through all digital options such as Credit Cards, Debit Cards, UPI, Internet Banking, etc.
  4. Once the payment is confirmed, money will be deducted and passengers will be prompted to visit ATVM of the concerned zone within a period of 15 days or card expiry, whichever is earlier.
  5. When the passenger keeps the smart card on the reader at ATVM and selects “Recharge Smart Card” option, then ATVM will automatically fetch details of online recharge done and the amount will be topped up on ATVM smart card.
  6. The smart card balance would be ready for ticketing purposes and it can be used o­n any ATVM of the concerned zone.

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