Rail Ticket Booking through Post Office

Rail ticket booking would soon be possible through post offices in Punjab and Chandigarh as postal department has identified several locations for starting this service in the state and Union Territory .

"We are just awaiting the approval of the Railway board for commencing ticket booking through postal network in Punjab and Chandigarh and as soon as we get it, the service will be introduced at select locations, "Chief Post Master General (Punjab and Chandigarh ) Prithvi Raj Kumar told reporters here on Thursday.

The postal department has identified six locations in Punjab, including Ludhiana , Patiala , Hoshiarpur and Amritsar , for starting the service in the state. While in Chandigarh , the department is hoping to introduce the service at four places, he informed.