Seat Availability for a Happy Journey

While planning a journey, it is very important that you check the seat availability, because without it, traveling is impossible. If seats are available, you can proceed further in your plans, otherwise it will cause you further trouble. Now you have reservation counters at every town and city and that makes it easier for the customers to check the seat availability. Then there are the 24-hour helpline centers where you can call at anytime of the day and enquire any matter dealing with the railways.

With the introduction of computers and Internet, you can sit at home or your office and check the availability of seats, PNR status, train timings, train timetable and even book your tickets within seconds. The websites of Indian Railways, IRCTC, and several other travel and tourism companies offer you this service. The availability of seats is also obtained by text messaging on the mobile phones. All you need is to send an SMS to the given number in the required format.

Those who have no reservation can travel in unreserved or general compartments, but the seat availability is not guaranteed. Here, seats are available on the first- come-first-served basis, and if you are late and the seats are already occupied, you will have to travel without a seat, which is very tedious. Often the compartment is fully packed without space to even move, and thus the journey becomes very tiring and uncomfortable.

So, make sure you check the  seat availability  before booking the ticket to avoid any confusion and unwanted tensions.