IRCTC.co.in, which is Indian Railways’ online ticket booking web portal has been revamped for a new cleaner, clutter-free look. The website redesign is also supposed to make it more user-friendly when it comes to booking trains. Now users can search for trains and details such as destination, timings, seat availability, etc without logging in to their IRCTC account, which is among the highlights of the revamped site. Earlier, one had to login before they could check the same.
One key new feature of the IRCTC website is that the PNR status of trains can can now be checked directly below the log-in form. The search comes with a lot more options to check for departure/arrival time of trains, train type, class, etc. Another feature that many will find useful is the train waitlist prediction feature that uses machine learning algorithm to predict the probability of booking confirmation. It takes advantage of historical data as well as live conditions to show confirmation probability in terms of percentage. Let us take a look at how the waitlist prediction on the new IRCTC website works: