Book Raiway Tickets through SMS

How to Book Tickets using SMS

In order to book rail tickets using SMS, the following are a must:
The user needs to be registered with www.irctc.co.in and opted to use the mobile reservation services.
User should have created at least one “Passenger List” in his profile registered with IRCTC. This list will be used for the SMS booking process.
The customer has to be registered for the Mobile Banking services of ICICI Bank (Other banks will be integrated soon)
The user must have a mobile connection with any one of the operators listed above (more operators are also being added.)
The entire process of “book ticket” can be done through two SMS messages, using IRCTC’s short code 7245

Railway Reservation Centre - Chennai

Rail Reservation Centres in Chennai
(Reservation Hrs 08:00-14:00 & 14:15-20:00 Sun:08:00-14:00)
Avadi Rly Station 26555408
Annanagar 26631188
Airport 22560551
Besant Nagar 24901186
Central Railway Station 25353816
Egmore Railway Station 28194579
Mambalam Railway Station 24643755
Mylapore Railway Station 24954252
Perambur Railway Station 25510359
Saidapet Railway Station 24329970
Tambaram Railway Station 22365921
Tiruvotiyur Railway Station 25735314
Beach Railway Station 25234397

IRFCA

IRFCA is an electronic mailing list or discussion group connecting many railfans particularly interested in railways in India, and with links to other railfan groups around the world. As of June 2008, there are about 6,000 members in the group. Mail traffic is moderately heavy, and runs around 30 to 50 messages a day most of the time. You can subscribe to a digest version, or just check the discussions on the web, if it is inconvenient to receive individual messages in your mailbox. Topics of discussion cover just about any aspect of railways in India. Discussions are in the English language.

Topics on IRFCA cover anything and everything having to do with trains in India! Many members are interested in current passenger services, routes, timetables, etc. Others are more interested in technical details of railway operations, motive power, rolling stock, etc. Yet others are interested in historical aspects of trains in India and the subcontinent. We also get travelogues and descriptions of railfanning trips made by members. Occasionally we also discuss railways in neighbouring countries or elsewhere in the world.

Members of IRFCA are also engaged in documenting railways in India photographically and otherwise (see the main page and the links there to the photo gallery, members' web pages, documents on IR, etc.).

Some members are also engaged in preservation and heritage awareness-building activities, and other activities related to IR, although those are not officially within the scope of the IRFCA mailing list.