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* Passenger Reservation System (PRS): A nationwide online passenger reservation and ticketing system, developed and maintained by CRIS, was developed in [[C (programming language)|C]] and [[Fortran]] on a [[Digital Equipment Corporation|Digital]] [[OpenVMS]] operating system using [[HP RTR|RTR]] (Reliable Transaction Router) as [[middleware]]. Also known as CONCERT (Country-wide Network of Computerised Enhanced Reservation and Ticketing), it interconnects the four regional computing systems (in New Delhi, [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Chennai]]) into a national PRS grid. It allows a passenger anywhere to book train tickets from any station to any station. PRS handles reservations, changes, cancellations and refunds, reserving over 1.6 million seats and berths daily. Complex rules, validations and fare-computation techniques are interwoven in the application. This system is currently under modernisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |website=Indian Railways |access-date=24 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archive-date=8 April 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> | * Passenger Reservation System (PRS): A nationwide online passenger reservation and ticketing system, developed and maintained by CRIS, was developed in [[C (programming language)|C]] and [[Fortran]] on a [[Digital Equipment Corporation|Digital]] [[OpenVMS]] operating system using [[HP RTR|RTR]] (Reliable Transaction Router) as [[middleware]]. Also known as CONCERT (Country-wide Network of Computerised Enhanced Reservation and Ticketing), it interconnects the four regional computing systems (in New Delhi, [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Chennai]]) into a national PRS grid. It allows a passenger anywhere to book train tickets from any station to any station. PRS handles reservations, changes, cancellations and refunds, reserving over 1.6 million seats and berths daily. Complex rules, validations and fare-computation techniques are interwoven in the application. This system is currently under modernisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |website=Indian Railways |access-date=24 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archive-date=8 April 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> | ||
* Next Generation e-ticketing (NGeT): The Internet-based E-ticketing reservation system, developed for IRCTC, that connects at the back-end to PRS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|access-date=24 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/#|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | * Next Generation e-ticketing (NGeT): The Internet-based E-ticketing reservation system, developed for IRCTC, that connects at the back-end to PRS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|access-date=24 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/#|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
* Computerization of Indian Railways' Unreserved Ticketing System. Unreserved ticketing is a major component of | * Computerization of Indian Railways' Unreserved Ticketing System. Unreserved ticketing is a major component of IR's ticket volume, and an important source of revenue. UTS delivers fast unreserved ticketing from dedicated counters, replacing manual printed-card tickets with centralized, online sales. The architecture integrates with handheld terminals, smart cards, vending machines and UTS Mobile app & website utsonmobile.indianrail.gov.in. | ||
* National Train Enquiry System, for latest train running times and live train tracking<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trainenquiry.com|title=National Train Enquiry Sustem|access-date=24 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203020525/http://www.trainenquiry.com/|archive-date=3 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | * National Train Enquiry System, for latest train running times and live train tracking<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trainenquiry.com|title=National Train Enquiry Sustem|access-date=24 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203020525/http://www.trainenquiry.com/|archive-date=3 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
* Web-enabled claims: Web-based software enables the public to file and track claims online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claims.indianrail.gov.in|title=Railway Claims and Refunds|website=Indian Railways|access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref> | * Web-enabled claims: Web-based software enables the public to file and track claims online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claims.indianrail.gov.in|title=Railway Claims and Refunds|website=Indian Railways|access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref> | ||