Paytm has announced its partnership with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). As part of the collaboration, the payments app enables users to access useful train-related features, such as ticket booking, train tracking, and Passenger Name Record (PNR) status check.
Being an authorised IRCTC partner, Paytm offers a variety of railway features on its platform. With this, the Indian fintech company plans to offer a ‘seamless’ and ‘superfast’ train ticket booking experience.

Book tickets, check train status, predict PNR confirmation on Paytm
The partnership means that users can book Tatkal tickets right from the Paytm app. Furthermore, they can also look up nearby stations, train schedules, and check PNR. The app also offers a PNR confirmation prediction feature that will calculate how likely a user is to get a confirmed ticket and come up with a percentage. Moreover, the guaranteed seat assistance option is there to show alternative routes when any particular route is not available.
In addition to the aforementioned features, users can also check the status of any running train live. This includes details such as real-time delay, estimated arrival time for the next station, estimated arrival time for the destination, and the destination platform number. There’s an option to track the platform number as well.

Paytm’s ticket booking facility offers a wide range of payment options, including debit card, credit card, Paytm wallet, UPI, Paytm Postpaid, and netbanking. Other than this, it also provides instant refunds in case of ticket cancellation.
Talking about the Paytm-IRCTC partnership, a company spokesperson said, “We provide the most convenient train ticket booking experience to the users with our wide range of features for a trouble-free train journey from start to finish. Our aim is to empower users to make informed decisions on every aspect of their train travel. Paytm app provides a quick and easy ticket experience with enhanced inventories and additions, instant refunds and Fast Forward booking option.”