How To Book Train Ticket By SMS

Booking a train ticket from mobile is not a new thing, But new thing is Being able to book your train ticket without a Internet connection, Yeah yes you can book your train ticket by sending sms

There are different channels to book train ticket by sms, *400# airtel money, 139 & mobile money identifier, 5676714 & zipcash or mmid and sms booking through bsnl mobile

Yeah I understand that the above details are not enough to make it clear, In this article we are going to explain you how to book your train ticket by sms using 5676714, wherein you can use zipcash to pay the ticket amount or Mobile money identifier of your bank account. 

SMS Based Booking Through 5676714

Things You Will need to book train ticket by using sms through 5676714

1) zipcash account and pin OR MMID.

2) IRCTC User ID.

2) From Station code. 

3) TO station code.

4) train no.

5) Passenger Details.

How to book train ticket through 5676714

1) You need to register at http://www.zipcash.in by providing your mobile no, a confirmation sms mentioning your mpin is sent to your registered mobile no. keep this pin safe because you will need this pin to pay for your train ticket. 

2) Alternatively You can activate Mobile Money Identifier for your Internet banking account , This MMID Pin also can be used 

3) You need to authenticate your irctc user id with 5676714 by sending sms " START<your irctc id>" to 5676714, you will recieve a confirmatory sms and you can start using this service

4) SEND SMS - "BOOK<From Station Code>, <to station code>,<DDMMYY (DOJ)>,<Train no>, <Class>, <Passenger name>, <Age>, <M/F> " to 5676714
You will receive the transaction number via sms

5) Now you need to send another sms to 5676714 for authorizing payment, If you want to pay using m-pin / zipcash you need to send " PAY<transaction no>,MPAY,<mpin>" 

6) If you wish to pay using MMID, You need to send " PAY <mobile no>,<mmid>,<amount>,<transaction id>,<OTP>"  to 5676714

By using this booking method you can book train ticket from any network airtel, bsnl,idea, reliance, docomo,vodafone etc. One more thing you need to note is you cannot use this sms method to book train ticket between 8am to 12:00pm (noon)