Customer Care Operating Better Indian Railways Services

By Author: Nitu Sharma
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Indian railway is the lifeline of our country. It was first introduced to India in 1853. It has the largest network in the world after those of The United states, China and Russia. As India is one of the most populated countries in the world, it needs a strong & best transport system to conduct economic, social & cultural activities. Indian Railways plays a very important role to cater to the needs of the people of the country. It takes food, raw material, goods, vehicles etc., from one corner of country to the other. Indian Railways transports 30 millions passengers daily across twenty -eight states daily. So it has been the most important part of the life of Indian people. In that, the role of customer care will make the Indian Railway to say that WE RUN THE RAILWAYS, WE RUN THE COUNTRY.

As mentioned earlier, it has one of the biggest networks in the world which connects 30 million people daily all over nation. It needs a very strong customer care service & handling. In the recent times of global economic development and customer satisfaction orientation, the establishment of railway in country named ...
... INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING & TOURISM CORPORATION is playing an important role in customer care handling. IRCTC takes care & ensures customer service & products of the high-quality to the passengers. There was a time when people had to stand hours in the lines to book their rail tickets. But those days have gone now.

Now, the IRCTC has started e-ticketing service. The customers need to click the mouse to book train tickets. Customers can also cancel their tickets in a few clicks. They take a print out of their travel tickets. Most importantly it has curbed the role of ticket agents who used to charge you exorbitantly to book a ticket.

The role of customer support plays a very important role in to make railway operations smooth all over the country. There was a time when customers had to follow traditional ways to train enquiry of the railways schedule and other services. The new era has come and customers can avail of the services of railway through mobile phones and sms.

Significantly, passengers can know about their PNR status, ARRIVAL-DEPATURE related enquiry, seat availability, fare enquiry, ticket booking by cash card, etc. The customer can use Indian Railway Automated Helpline Number in different languages. Its customer support helpline centers have spread in all over India to operate railway services. It looks like A DREAM of the past has come true.

There was a time the customers had to pack the food with their luggage to have a long journey. In the era of customer care oriented time, the railway has now started to provide catering service to their passengers to make their journey happy. It has started to provide breakfast. Travelling passengers get meals and snacks now. The railway has established 65 food plazas in all over India to enhance the food services. It has installed several food stalls for passengers at numerous stations.

Being the part & parcel of the most populated nation, INDIAN RAILWAYS has huge responsibility to shoulder and meet the increasing demands of services. To operate a large system, it is required to ensure the customer satisfaction and services. In fact, the role of customer care plays a very important role to build a big structure runs proficiently and smoothly.

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